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.
المختار الكنتي
Sīdī al-Mukhtār al-Kabīr al-Kuntī
Died 1226/1811 · born 1142/1729 · Būlanwār
Founder of the Muḥtāriyya/Kuntiyya; zāwiya at Būlanwār
Sources for this person
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (2 entries)
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 Sīdī al-Mukhtār al-Kabīr al-Kuntī
2 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- Sīdī Muḥammad b. al-Mukhtārسيدي محمد بن المختار
the community's own accountin Qādiriyya
family descent · Sīdī al-Mukhtār al-Kabīr al-Kuntī to Sīdī Muḥammad b. al-Mukhtār · The community's own account
TDV: his son Muḥammad took over guidance after his death in 1811.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Küntî, Muhtâr b. Ahmed'Not yet checked against a further reference.
- Sīdiyā al-Kabīrسيديا الكبير1868
the community's own accountin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Sīdī al-Mukhtār al-Kabīr al-Kuntī to Sīdiyā al-Kabīr · The community's own account
TDV lists Sīdiyā al-Kabīr among his leading students and followers.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Küntî, Muhtâr b. Ahmed'Not yet checked against a further reference.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Sīdī al-Mukhtār al-Kabīr al-Kuntī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/mukhtar-kunti (data of 31 October 2026).