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.
محمد حيدرة الجيلاني
Sharīf Muḥammad Ḥaydara al-Jīlānī
Living, as of Oct 2026 · Serrekunda (Kololi), The Gambia
Teacher and spiritual guide of the Qadriyya Association for the Revival of the Sunnah of The Gambia (founded 2 July 2008), and its president
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: Qādiriyya. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
Sources differ on 4 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārīأبو الحسن الهكاري
the community's own accountin Qādiriyya
gave the khirqa · Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārī to Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī · The community's own account
Same TDV chain.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2520-2610 · silentTrimingham's biography of ʿAbd al-Qādir (pp. 41-43; l.2520-2610) names no Sufi teacher before al-Mukharrimī and Ḥammād al-Dabbās and says he initiated no one.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L205621 · silentDhahabī's al-Mukharrimī entry (al-Mubārak b. ʿAlī, d. 513/1119) names no al-Hakkārī as his shaykh.
Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimīأبو سعد المبارك المخرمي1119two sourcesin Qādiriyyasources differ
gave the khirqa · Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī to ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī · Two independent sources
TDV: after his long seclusion Muḥarrimī dressed him with the shaykh's khirqa.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2548-2553 · agreesʿAbd al-Qādir received the khirqa of first investiture from al-Mukharrimī, 'by order of al-Khadir'.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L214953 · agreesDhahabī: he studied fiqh under al-Mukharrimī (Samʿānī adds service of Ḥammād al-Dabbās); fiqh teacher, khirqa not mentioned.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Trimingham (p. 42): no sign of Sufi training before he attended Ḥammād al-Dabbās's school; al-Wasiṭī (Tiryāq) says he never propagated a khirqa himself.See checks
ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānīعبد القادر الجيلاني1166one sourcein Qādiriyyaomits: the generations between ʿAbd al-Qādir and Yūsuf, which no public source gives
family descent · ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī to Sharīf Muḥammad Ḥaydara al-Jīlānī · One source
His association's own account: a direct descendant of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir; the Gambian press repeats it. Unconfirmed: the sources read give no further generations and no independent genealogy.
the community's own account: Qadriyya Association (its own site), page on Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-JīlānīThe Point (Banjul), 13 May 2022Checked against
- The Point (Banjul), 13 May 2022, article · agrees (not independent)repeats the association's claim ('bloodline descendant') without citing a genealogy
Sharīf Muḥammad Ḥaydara al-JīlānīLiving, as of Oct 2026محمد حيدرة الجيلاني
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Qādiriyya
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārīأبو الحسن الهكاري
the community's own accountin Qādiriyya
gave the khirqa · Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārī to Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī · The community's own account
Same TDV chain.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2520-2610 · silentTrimingham's biography of ʿAbd al-Qādir (pp. 41-43; l.2520-2610) names no Sufi teacher before al-Mukharrimī and Ḥammād al-Dabbās and says he initiated no one.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L205621 · silentDhahabī's al-Mukharrimī entry (al-Mubārak b. ʿAlī, d. 513/1119) names no al-Hakkārī as his shaykh.
Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimīأبو سعد المبارك المخرمي1119two sourcesin Qādiriyyasources differ
gave the khirqa · Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī to ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī · Two independent sources
TDV: after his long seclusion Muḥarrimī dressed him with the shaykh's khirqa.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2548-2553 · agreesʿAbd al-Qādir received the khirqa of first investiture from al-Mukharrimī, 'by order of al-Khadir'.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L214953 · agreesDhahabī: he studied fiqh under al-Mukharrimī (Samʿānī adds service of Ḥammād al-Dabbās); fiqh teacher, khirqa not mentioned.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Trimingham (p. 42): no sign of Sufi training before he attended Ḥammād al-Dabbās's school; al-Wasiṭī (Tiryāq) says he never propagated a khirqa himself.See checks
ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānīعبد القادر الجيلاني1166one sourcein Qādiriyyaomits: the generations between ʿAbd al-Qādir and Yūsuf, which no public source gives
family descent · ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī to Sharīf Muḥammad Ḥaydara al-Jīlānī · One source
His association's own account: a direct descendant of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir; the Gambian press repeats it. Unconfirmed: the sources read give no further generations and no independent genealogy.
the community's own account: Qadriyya Association (its own site), page on Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-JīlānīThe Point (Banjul), 13 May 2022Checked against
- The Point (Banjul), 13 May 2022, article · agrees (not independent)repeats the association's claim ('bloodline descendant') without citing a genealogy
Sharīf Muḥammad Ḥaydara al-JīlānīLiving, as of Oct 2026محمد حيدرة الجيلاني
Route 3 of 3: Qādiriyya
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārīأبو الحسن الهكاري
the community's own accountin Qādiriyya
gave the khirqa · Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārī to Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī · The community's own account
Same TDV chain.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2520-2610 · silentTrimingham's biography of ʿAbd al-Qādir (pp. 41-43; l.2520-2610) names no Sufi teacher before al-Mukharrimī and Ḥammād al-Dabbās and says he initiated no one.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L205621 · silentDhahabī's al-Mukharrimī entry (al-Mubārak b. ʿAlī, d. 513/1119) names no al-Hakkārī as his shaykh.
Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimīأبو سعد المبارك المخرمي1119two sourcesin Qādiriyyasources differ
gave the khirqa · Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī to ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī · Two independent sources
TDV: after his long seclusion Muḥarrimī dressed him with the shaykh's khirqa.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2548-2553 · agreesʿAbd al-Qādir received the khirqa of first investiture from al-Mukharrimī, 'by order of al-Khadir'.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L214953 · agreesDhahabī: he studied fiqh under al-Mukharrimī (Samʿānī adds service of Ḥammād al-Dabbās); fiqh teacher, khirqa not mentioned.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Trimingham (p. 42): no sign of Sufi training before he attended Ḥammād al-Dabbās's school; al-Wasiṭī (Tiryāq) says he never propagated a khirqa himself.See checks
ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānīعبد القادر الجيلاني1166one sourcein Qādiriyyaomits: the generations between ʿAbd al-Qādir and Yūsuf, which no public source gives
family descent · ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī to Sharīf Muḥammad Ḥaydara al-Jīlānī · One source
His association's own account: a direct descendant of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir; the Gambian press repeats it. Unconfirmed: the sources read give no further generations and no independent genealogy.
the community's own account: Qadriyya Association (its own site), page on Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-JīlānīThe Point (Banjul), 13 May 2022Checked against
- The Point (Banjul), 13 May 2022, article · agrees (not independent)repeats the association's claim ('bloodline descendant') without citing a genealogy
Sharīf Muḥammad Ḥaydara al-JīlānīLiving, as of Oct 2026محمد حيدرة الجيلاني
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 Sharīf Muḥammad Ḥaydara al-Jīlānī
No one is recorded below this person in the sources read.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Sharīf Muḥammad Ḥaydara al-Jīlānī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/muhammad-haydara-jilani (data of 31 October 2026).