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 سيف الدين
Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidī
In the order's own chain
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: Naqshbandiyya. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
Sources differ on 11 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Bāqī-Billāhالباقي بالله1603
two sourcesin Naqshbandiyyasources differ
initiation · Bāqī-Billāh to Aḥmad Sirhindī (Imām-i Rabbānī) · Two independent sources
Sirhindī met Bāqī-Billāh in Delhi after 1007/1598 and became his most important khalifa.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'İmâm-ı Rabbânî' (incl. Bâkī-Billâh)Checked against
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'BĀQĪBELLĀH NAQŠBANDĪ' (Johan ter Haar), Vol. III, Fasc. 7, pp. 728-729 · agreesAḥmad Serhendī is described as Bāqībellāh's disciple.
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 4, p. 95 n. 41 · silentBuehler notes Sirhindī called himself an Uwaysī (Maktūbāt 3.87); this does not address the link to Bāqī Billāh.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Buehler: Sirhindī denied Uways ṣuḥba with the Prophet (Maktūbāt 1.58.35) yet identifies himself as an Uwaysī (Maktūbāt 3.87).Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 4, pp. 88, 90 n. 28
Aḥmad Sirhindī (Imām-i Rabbānī)أحمد السرهندي1624one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Aḥmad Sirhindī (Imām-i Rabbānī) to Muḥammad Maʿṣūm · One source
Muḥammad Maʿṣūm (d. 1079/1668), Sirhindī's son, was the most influential of his four sons; the order's chain continues through him.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'İmâm-ı Rabbânî' (incl. Bâkī-Billâh)the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 3, pp. 69-70; ch. 3, p. 76 fig. 3 · agreesMaʿṣūm is Sirhindī's son and successor; Figure 3 (Mujaddidī genealogy) places him under Sirhindī.
Muḥammad Maʿṣūmمحمد معصوم1668one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Muḥammad Maʿṣūm to Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidī · One source
Order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 3, pp. 69-70 n. 44 · agreesBuehler calls Sayfuddīn Muḥammad Maʿṣūm's grandson and successor.
Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidīمحمد سيف الدين
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Naqshbandiyya
Sources differ on 10 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Bāqī-Billāhالباقي بالله1603
two sourcesin Naqshbandiyyasources differ
initiation · Bāqī-Billāh to Aḥmad Sirhindī (Imām-i Rabbānī) · Two independent sources
Sirhindī met Bāqī-Billāh in Delhi after 1007/1598 and became his most important khalifa.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'İmâm-ı Rabbânî' (incl. Bâkī-Billâh)Checked against
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'BĀQĪBELLĀH NAQŠBANDĪ' (Johan ter Haar), Vol. III, Fasc. 7, pp. 728-729 · agreesAḥmad Serhendī is described as Bāqībellāh's disciple.
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 4, p. 95 n. 41 · silentBuehler notes Sirhindī called himself an Uwaysī (Maktūbāt 3.87); this does not address the link to Bāqī Billāh.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Buehler: Sirhindī denied Uways ṣuḥba with the Prophet (Maktūbāt 1.58.35) yet identifies himself as an Uwaysī (Maktūbāt 3.87).Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 4, pp. 88, 90 n. 28
Aḥmad Sirhindī (Imām-i Rabbānī)أحمد السرهندي1624one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Aḥmad Sirhindī (Imām-i Rabbānī) to Muḥammad Maʿṣūm · One source
Muḥammad Maʿṣūm (d. 1079/1668), Sirhindī's son, was the most influential of his four sons; the order's chain continues through him.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'İmâm-ı Rabbânî' (incl. Bâkī-Billâh)the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 3, pp. 69-70; ch. 3, p. 76 fig. 3 · agreesMaʿṣūm is Sirhindī's son and successor; Figure 3 (Mujaddidī genealogy) places him under Sirhindī.
Muḥammad Maʿṣūmمحمد معصوم1668one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Muḥammad Maʿṣūm to Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidī · One source
Order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 3, pp. 69-70 n. 44 · agreesBuehler calls Sayfuddīn Muḥammad Maʿṣūm's grandson and successor.
Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidīمحمد سيف الدين
Route 3 of 3: Naqshbandiyya
Sources differ on 9 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Bāqī-Billāhالباقي بالله1603
two sourcesin Naqshbandiyyasources differ
initiation · Bāqī-Billāh to Aḥmad Sirhindī (Imām-i Rabbānī) · Two independent sources
Sirhindī met Bāqī-Billāh in Delhi after 1007/1598 and became his most important khalifa.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'İmâm-ı Rabbânî' (incl. Bâkī-Billâh)Checked against
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'BĀQĪBELLĀH NAQŠBANDĪ' (Johan ter Haar), Vol. III, Fasc. 7, pp. 728-729 · agreesAḥmad Serhendī is described as Bāqībellāh's disciple.
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 4, p. 95 n. 41 · silentBuehler notes Sirhindī called himself an Uwaysī (Maktūbāt 3.87); this does not address the link to Bāqī Billāh.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Buehler: Sirhindī denied Uways ṣuḥba with the Prophet (Maktūbāt 1.58.35) yet identifies himself as an Uwaysī (Maktūbāt 3.87).Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 4, pp. 88, 90 n. 28
Aḥmad Sirhindī (Imām-i Rabbānī)أحمد السرهندي1624one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Aḥmad Sirhindī (Imām-i Rabbānī) to Muḥammad Maʿṣūm · One source
Muḥammad Maʿṣūm (d. 1079/1668), Sirhindī's son, was the most influential of his four sons; the order's chain continues through him.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'İmâm-ı Rabbânî' (incl. Bâkī-Billâh)the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 3, pp. 69-70; ch. 3, p. 76 fig. 3 · agreesMaʿṣūm is Sirhindī's son and successor; Figure 3 (Mujaddidī genealogy) places him under Sirhindī.
Muḥammad Maʿṣūmمحمد معصوم1668one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Muḥammad Maʿṣūm to Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidī · One source
Order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 3, pp. 69-70 n. 44 · agreesBuehler calls Sayfuddīn Muḥammad Maʿṣūm's grandson and successor.
Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidīمحمد سيف الدين
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 Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidī
1 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- Nūr Muḥammad Badāʾūnīنور محمد البداؤني
the community's own accountin Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidī to Nūr Muḥammad Badāʾūnī · The community's own account
Order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- Arthur F. Buehler, Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998), ch. 3, p. 76 fig. 3 · silentBoth names appear in Figure 3; OCR of the chart does not show the connecting line.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Muḥammad Sayf al-Dīn al-Fārūqī al-Mujaddidī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/muhammad-sayfuddin (data of 31 October 2026).