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.
مالك بن أنس
Mālik b. Anas
Died 179/795 · born 93/712 (TDV range 90-98) · Medina
Eponym of the Mālikī school; author of the Muwaṭṭaʾ
Sources for this person
The chain up to the Prophet
Dates are given where the sources give them. Years are CE; the Hijri year is in each name's detail.
Route 1 of 3, the best-sourced: Schools of law and ḥadīth. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
companionship (ṣuḥba) · The Prophet Muhammad to ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿUmar · Two independent sources
Companion of the Prophet (TDV Mālik names Ibn ʿUmar's rulings as Nāfiʿ's subject).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Mâlik b. Enes'Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L98639 · agreesIbn ʿUmar’s entry opens his sources with the Prophet.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, Shamela0010906 #L48157 · agreesSiyar: Ibn ʿUmar narrated much beneficial knowledge from the Prophet and his father.
ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿUmarعبد الله بن عمرtwo sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
studied with · ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿUmar to Nāfiʿ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Madanī · Two independent sources
Siyar: Nāfiʿ was Ibn ʿUmar's freedman and transmitter.
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Nāfiʿ (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 68010)Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L199586, 98639 · agreesNāfiʿ’s entry heads him as mawlā of Ibn ʿUmar and lists Ibn ʿUmar among his sources; Ibn ʿUmar has the Prophet as source.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān, Shamela0001000 #L43453 · agreesIbn Khallikān: Nāfiʿ, freedman of ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿUmar; heard his master; Mālik among his transmitters.
Nāfiʿ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Madanīنافع بن عبد الرحمنc. 786two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
studied with · Nāfiʿ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Madanī to Mālik b. Anas · Two independent sources
Siyar: Mālik took from Nāfiʿ; TDV: attended Nāfiʿ's circle for years for Ibn ʿUmar's rulings.
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Mālik (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 94438)TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Mâlik b. Enes'Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L183246, 199586 · agreesMālik’s entry lists Nāfiʿ mawlā Ibn ʿUmar first among his sources; Nāfiʿ’s entry lists Mālik among those who narrated from him.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān, Shamela0001000 #L29992, 43453 · agreesIbn Khallikān: Mālik heard al-Zuhrī and Nāfiʿ mawlā Ibn ʿUmar; Nāfiʿ’s entry names Mālik among his transmitters.
Mālik b. Anasمالك بن أنس795
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Schools of law and ḥadīth
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
companionship (ṣuḥba) · The Prophet Muhammad to ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās · Two independent sources
Companion of the Prophet; named in Siyar as teacher of Jābir b. Zayd (the Prophet link itself not read).
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Jābir b. Zayd (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 63513)Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L96347 · agreesIbn ʿAbbās’s entry opens his sources with the Prophet.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, Shamela0010906 #L50696 · agreesSiyar: Ibn ʿAbbās kept the Prophet’s company for about thirty months and narrated from him.
ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbāsعبد الله بن عباس687two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in Schools of law and ḥadīth
read the Qurʾān to · ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās to ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Hurmuz al-Aʿraj · Two independent sources
al-Aʿraj read to Ibn ʿAbbās and Abū Hurayra and ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAyyāsh.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 2831-2834Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L10700 · agrees (not independent)Entry: al-Aʿraj read to Abū Hurayra, Ibn ʿAbbās and ʿAbdallāh b. ʿAyyāsh.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L838 · agreesEntry: al-Aʿraj read to Abū Hurayra, Ibn ʿAbbās and Ibn ʿAyyāsh.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L136-L140 · agreesRijāl of Nāfiʿ: the five took from Abū Hurayra, Ibn ʿAbbās and Ibn ʿAyyāsh (general, not per man).
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Hurmuz al-Aʿrajعبد الرحمن بن هرمز الأعرج735two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in Schools of law and ḥadīth
read the Qurʾān to · ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Hurmuz al-Aʿraj to Nāfiʿ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Madanī · Two independent sources
Among the Successors Nāfiʿ read to: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Hurmuz al-Aʿraj.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 2830-2832Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L26054 · agrees (not independent)Entry: Nāfiʿ read to ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Hurmuz al-Aʿraj.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L1314 · agreesEntry: Nāfiʿ read to al-Aʿraj.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L136-L140 · agreesRijāl of Nāfiʿ: al-Aʿraj among five.
Nāfiʿ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Madanīنافع بن عبد الرحمنc. 786two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
studied with · Nāfiʿ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Madanī to Mālik b. Anas · Two independent sources
Siyar: Mālik took from Nāfiʿ; TDV: attended Nāfiʿ's circle for years for Ibn ʿUmar's rulings.
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Mālik (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 94438)TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Mâlik b. Enes'Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L183246, 199586 · agreesMālik’s entry lists Nāfiʿ mawlā Ibn ʿUmar first among his sources; Nāfiʿ’s entry lists Mālik among those who narrated from him.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān, Shamela0001000 #L29992, 43453 · agreesIbn Khallikān: Mālik heard al-Zuhrī and Nāfiʿ mawlā Ibn ʿUmar; Nāfiʿ’s entry names Mālik among his transmitters.
Mālik b. Anasمالك بن أنس795
Route 3 of 3: Schools of law and ḥadīth
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
companionship (ṣuḥba) · The Prophet Muhammad to ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās · Two independent sources
Companion of the Prophet; named in Siyar as teacher of Jābir b. Zayd (the Prophet link itself not read).
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Jābir b. Zayd (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 63513)Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L96347 · agreesIbn ʿAbbās’s entry opens his sources with the Prophet.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, Shamela0010906 #L50696 · agreesSiyar: Ibn ʿAbbās kept the Prophet’s company for about thirty months and narrated from him.
ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbāsعبد الله بن عباس687two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in Schools of law and ḥadīth
read the Qurʾān to · ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās to Abū Jaʿfar Yazīd b. al-Qaʿqāʿ · Two independent sources
Abū Jaʿfar read to Ibn ʿAbbās.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 4478-4480Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L27515 · agrees (not independent)Entry: Abū Jaʿfar read to Ibn ʿAbbās.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L371 · agreesIbn ʿAbbās entry lists Abū Jaʿfar among his readers.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L136-L140 · agreesRijāl of Nāfiʿ: general statement.
Abū Jaʿfar Yazīd b. al-Qaʿqāʿأبو جعفر يزيد بن القعقاعc. 748two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in Schools of law and ḥadīth
read the Qurʾān to · Abū Jaʿfar Yazīd b. al-Qaʿqāʿ to Nāfiʿ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Madanī · Two independent sources
Nāfiʿ read to seventy Successors, among them Abū Jaʿfar (Ibn al-Jazarī names Abū Jaʿfar first).
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 2830-2832Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L26054 · agrees (not independent)Entry: Nāfiʿ read to Abū Jaʿfar al-Qāriʾ among his teachers.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L1314 · agreesEntry: Nāfiʿ read to Abū Jaʿfar.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L136-L140 · agreesRijāl of Nāfiʿ: Abū Jaʿfar first of five.
Nāfiʿ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Madanīنافع بن عبد الرحمنc. 786two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
studied with · Nāfiʿ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Madanī to Mālik b. Anas · Two independent sources
Siyar: Mālik took from Nāfiʿ; TDV: attended Nāfiʿ's circle for years for Ibn ʿUmar's rulings.
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Mālik (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 94438)TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Mâlik b. Enes'Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L183246, 199586 · agreesMālik’s entry lists Nāfiʿ mawlā Ibn ʿUmar first among his sources; Nāfiʿ’s entry lists Mālik among those who narrated from him.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān, Shamela0001000 #L29992, 43453 · agreesIbn Khallikān: Mālik heard al-Zuhrī and Nāfiʿ mawlā Ibn ʿUmar; Nāfiʿ’s entry names Mālik among his transmitters.
Mālik b. Anasمالك بن أنس795
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.
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- The sources differ: tap the ≠ to read each reading with its source.
- A ring: a spiritual link, without a meeting (uwaysī).
Who received from Mālik b. Anas
2 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- Muḥammad b. Idrīs al-Shāfiʿīمحمد بن إدريس الشافعي820
two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
studied with · Mālik b. Anas to Muḥammad b. Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī · Two independent sources
Siyar: al-Shāfiʿī went to Medina and took the Muwaṭṭaʾ from Mālik; TDV: studied under him until 179/795.
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry al-Shāfiʿī (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 112702)TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Şâfiî'Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L163550, 183246 · agreesal-Shāfiʿī’s entry lists Mālik among his teachers; Mālik’s entry lists al-Shāfiʿī among his pupils.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān, Shamela0001000 #L30469 · agreesIbn Khallikān: al-Shāfiʿī came to Mālik having memorised the Muwaṭṭaʾ and read it to him.
- Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Shaybānīمحمد بن الحسن الشيباني805
one sourcein Schools of law and ḥadīth
studied with · Mālik b. Anas to Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Shaybānī · One source
TDV: al-Shaybānī attended Mālik's circle about three years; Siyar lists Mālik among his sources.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Mâlik b. Enes'al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry al-Shaybānī (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 105477)Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L183246 · silentMālik’s entry in the Tahdhīb does not list al-Shaybānī among those who narrated from him.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān, Shamela0001000 #L30862, 29992 · silentIbn Khallikān’s entries on al-Shaybānī and Mālik do not mention study; the link rests on the Siyar and TDV.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Mālik b. Anas”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/malik (data of 31 October 2026).