Atlas
About this atlas
The atlas holds the chains of transmission from the Prophet as the standard references and the classical sources record them: the Sufi orders, the chains of Qurʾān recitation, the teachers of the schools of law and ḥadīth, and the lines of the Prophet's family, with the places they spread and the living houses and teachers who carry them today. Every link shows its sources; where they differ, both readings are shown, and we do not rule on any community's claims. Ibn ʿArabī's own life, teachers and readers are on their own page.
كنعان الرفاعي
Kenan Rifâî
Died 1950 · born 1867 · Istanbul
Rifâî shaykh, Mesnevi commentator; Ümmü Kenan Dergâhı, Istanbul
Sources for this person
The chain up to the Prophet
No chain up to the Prophet is recorded for this person in the sources read.
How to read the marks
- Two sources: a solid rule. Two independent references give the same link.
- One source: a lighter rule, so labelled.
- The community's own account: a dotted rule. The order tells it; we have not yet read it against a reference source.
- A gap in the rule: the sources omit names between the two. The label says which.
- The sources differ: tap the ≠ to read each reading with its source.
- A ring: a spiritual link, without a meeting (uwaysī).
Who received from Kenan Rifâî
2 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- Meşkûre Sargutمشكورة سارغوت
two sourcesin Rifāʿiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Kenan Rifâî to Meşkûre Sargut · Two independent sources
Meşkûre was brought to Kenan Rifâî in infancy and studied with him for decades (Sargut foundation pages); Wikipedia calls her a disciple of Kenan Rifâî.
the community's own account: Cemalnur Sargut's own pages (cemalnur.org) (order-own)Wikipedia, 'Cemalnur Sargut' (secondary)Checked against
- Wikipedia, 'Cemalnur Sargut', summary · agreesHer mother was a disciple of Kenan Rifa'i.
- Cemalnur Sargut pages (order-own), house profile · agreesStudent for decades; dating in that source is inconsistent.
- Sâmiha Ayverdiسامية آيوردي
one sourcein Rifāʿiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Kenan Rifâî to Sâmiha Ayverdi · One source
TDV lists Sâmiha Ayverdi among Kenan Rifâî's disciples.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Kenan Rifâî'Checked against
- TDV 'Kenan Rifâî', entry · agreesNames her as disciple; she came through her mother.
- Cemalnur Sargut pages (order-own), house profile · agreesSame bond stated in the Sargut foundation's account; one source family.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Kenan Rifâî”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/kenan-rifai (data of 31 October 2026).