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.
نجيب الدين الفردوسي
Najīb al-Dīn-i Firdawsī
Delhi
Khalīfa of Bākharzī; founder of the Firdawsiyya
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: Kubrawiyya. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAmmār Yāsir al-Bidlīsīعمار ياسر البدليسي
two sourcesin Kubrawiyyasources differ
companionship (ṣuḥba) · ʿAmmār Yāsir al-Bidlīsī to Najm al-Dīn Kubrā · Two independent sources
Ammār Yāsir was sent to train Kubrā; the only master named in Kubrā's own works.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i KübrâChecked against
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3429-3433 · agreesAnother teacher was ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir al-Bidlīsī (d. c. 1200), though, on this account, his main training was under Ismāʿīl al-Qaṣrī.
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2087-2088 · agreesʿAmmār and Ismāʿīl al-Qaṣrī are named as the masters of Najm al-Dīn Kubrā.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV Necmeddîn-i Kübrâ: Kubrā's chain runs through his shaykh Ammār Yāsir and Abū l-Najīb to Maʿrūf al-Karkhī; Kubrā's own works name only Ammār.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i Kübrâ
- Fasīḥ Aḥmad-i Khwāfī (Mujmal-i Faṣīḥī, II, 319), as reported by TDV, records a silsila in which Kubrā benefited from Abū l-Najīb directly. The same TDV entry, citing Jāmī, names Ammār and Ismāʿīl Qaṣrī as the shaykhs who trained him (see Suhrawardiyya).TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Ebü'n-Necîb (Reşat Öngören)'
- Trimingham (1971, p. 55): ʿAmmār was one teacher, but Kubrā's real training took place under Ismāʿīl al-Qaṣrī, who gave him the khirqa of tabarruk.Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971)
Najm al-Dīn Kubrāنجم الدين كبرى1221two sourcesin Kubrawiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Najm al-Dīn Kubrā to Sayf al-Dīn al-Bākharzī · Two independent sources
Listed among Kubrā's khalīfas/disciples.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i KübrâChecked against
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3463-3464 · agreesSaif al-Dīn al-Bākharzī (d. 658/1260) named as a khalīfa; his tomb and convent at Bukhara.
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L5239 · agreesBerke Khan of the Golden Horde accepted Islam at the hands of the Kubrawī Saif al-Dīn Saʿīd al-Bākharzī.
Sayf al-Dīn al-Bākharzīسيف الدين الباخرزيone sourcein Kubrawiyyaomits: Badr al-Dīn Firdawsī al-Samarqandī (Trimingham text and chart).
gave the khirqa · Sayf al-Dīn al-Bākharzī to Najīb al-Dīn-i Firdawsī · One source
Firdawsiyya founded by Bākharzī's khalīfa Najīb al-Dīn Firdawsī; spread in Delhi, Bihar, Bengal late 7th/13th c.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i KübrâChecked against
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3470-3474 · agreesFirdawsiyya derives from Bākharzī through Badr al-Dīn Firdawsī, whose khalīfa Najīb al-Dīn Muḥammad (d. Delhi c. 1300) brought it to India.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'KOBRAWIYA' (Hamid Algar), section i. The Eponym (no print volume shown; online ed. 2021) · silentBākharzī is Kubrā's khalifa with a Bukhara branch; the Firdawsī offshoot is not mentioned.
Najīb al-Dīn-i Firdawsīنجيب الدين الفردوسي
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Kubrawiyya
Sources differ on 6 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAmmār Yāsir al-Bidlīsīعمار ياسر البدليسي
two sourcesin Kubrawiyyasources differ
companionship (ṣuḥba) · ʿAmmār Yāsir al-Bidlīsī to Najm al-Dīn Kubrā · Two independent sources
Ammār Yāsir was sent to train Kubrā; the only master named in Kubrā's own works.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i KübrâChecked against
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3429-3433 · agreesAnother teacher was ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir al-Bidlīsī (d. c. 1200), though, on this account, his main training was under Ismāʿīl al-Qaṣrī.
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2087-2088 · agreesʿAmmār and Ismāʿīl al-Qaṣrī are named as the masters of Najm al-Dīn Kubrā.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV Necmeddîn-i Kübrâ: Kubrā's chain runs through his shaykh Ammār Yāsir and Abū l-Najīb to Maʿrūf al-Karkhī; Kubrā's own works name only Ammār.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i Kübrâ
- Fasīḥ Aḥmad-i Khwāfī (Mujmal-i Faṣīḥī, II, 319), as reported by TDV, records a silsila in which Kubrā benefited from Abū l-Najīb directly. The same TDV entry, citing Jāmī, names Ammār and Ismāʿīl Qaṣrī as the shaykhs who trained him (see Suhrawardiyya).TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Ebü'n-Necîb (Reşat Öngören)'
- Trimingham (1971, p. 55): ʿAmmār was one teacher, but Kubrā's real training took place under Ismāʿīl al-Qaṣrī, who gave him the khirqa of tabarruk.Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971)
Najm al-Dīn Kubrāنجم الدين كبرى1221two sourcesin Kubrawiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Najm al-Dīn Kubrā to Sayf al-Dīn al-Bākharzī · Two independent sources
Listed among Kubrā's khalīfas/disciples.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i KübrâChecked against
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3463-3464 · agreesSaif al-Dīn al-Bākharzī (d. 658/1260) named as a khalīfa; his tomb and convent at Bukhara.
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L5239 · agreesBerke Khan of the Golden Horde accepted Islam at the hands of the Kubrawī Saif al-Dīn Saʿīd al-Bākharzī.
Sayf al-Dīn al-Bākharzīسيف الدين الباخرزيone sourcein Kubrawiyyaomits: Badr al-Dīn Firdawsī al-Samarqandī (Trimingham text and chart).
gave the khirqa · Sayf al-Dīn al-Bākharzī to Najīb al-Dīn-i Firdawsī · One source
Firdawsiyya founded by Bākharzī's khalīfa Najīb al-Dīn Firdawsī; spread in Delhi, Bihar, Bengal late 7th/13th c.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i KübrâChecked against
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3470-3474 · agreesFirdawsiyya derives from Bākharzī through Badr al-Dīn Firdawsī, whose khalīfa Najīb al-Dīn Muḥammad (d. Delhi c. 1300) brought it to India.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'KOBRAWIYA' (Hamid Algar), section i. The Eponym (no print volume shown; online ed. 2021) · silentBākharzī is Kubrā's khalifa with a Bukhara branch; the Firdawsī offshoot is not mentioned.
Najīb al-Dīn-i Firdawsīنجيب الدين الفردوسي
Route 3 of 3: Kubrawiyya
Sources differ on 7 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAmmār Yāsir al-Bidlīsīعمار ياسر البدليسي
two sourcesin Kubrawiyyasources differ
companionship (ṣuḥba) · ʿAmmār Yāsir al-Bidlīsī to Najm al-Dīn Kubrā · Two independent sources
Ammār Yāsir was sent to train Kubrā; the only master named in Kubrā's own works.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i KübrâChecked against
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3429-3433 · agreesAnother teacher was ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir al-Bidlīsī (d. c. 1200), though, on this account, his main training was under Ismāʿīl al-Qaṣrī.
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2087-2088 · agreesʿAmmār and Ismāʿīl al-Qaṣrī are named as the masters of Najm al-Dīn Kubrā.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV Necmeddîn-i Kübrâ: Kubrā's chain runs through his shaykh Ammār Yāsir and Abū l-Najīb to Maʿrūf al-Karkhī; Kubrā's own works name only Ammār.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i Kübrâ
- Fasīḥ Aḥmad-i Khwāfī (Mujmal-i Faṣīḥī, II, 319), as reported by TDV, records a silsila in which Kubrā benefited from Abū l-Najīb directly. The same TDV entry, citing Jāmī, names Ammār and Ismāʿīl Qaṣrī as the shaykhs who trained him (see Suhrawardiyya).TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Ebü'n-Necîb (Reşat Öngören)'
- Trimingham (1971, p. 55): ʿAmmār was one teacher, but Kubrā's real training took place under Ismāʿīl al-Qaṣrī, who gave him the khirqa of tabarruk.Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971)
Najm al-Dīn Kubrāنجم الدين كبرى1221two sourcesin Kubrawiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Najm al-Dīn Kubrā to Sayf al-Dīn al-Bākharzī · Two independent sources
Listed among Kubrā's khalīfas/disciples.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i KübrâChecked against
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3463-3464 · agreesSaif al-Dīn al-Bākharzī (d. 658/1260) named as a khalīfa; his tomb and convent at Bukhara.
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L5239 · agreesBerke Khan of the Golden Horde accepted Islam at the hands of the Kubrawī Saif al-Dīn Saʿīd al-Bākharzī.
Sayf al-Dīn al-Bākharzīسيف الدين الباخرزيone sourcein Kubrawiyyaomits: Badr al-Dīn Firdawsī al-Samarqandī (Trimingham text and chart).
gave the khirqa · Sayf al-Dīn al-Bākharzī to Najīb al-Dīn-i Firdawsī · One source
Firdawsiyya founded by Bākharzī's khalīfa Najīb al-Dīn Firdawsī; spread in Delhi, Bihar, Bengal late 7th/13th c.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Necmeddîn-i KübrâChecked against
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3470-3474 · agreesFirdawsiyya derives from Bākharzī through Badr al-Dīn Firdawsī, whose khalīfa Najīb al-Dīn Muḥammad (d. Delhi c. 1300) brought it to India.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'KOBRAWIYA' (Hamid Algar), section i. The Eponym (no print volume shown; online ed. 2021) · silentBākharzī is Kubrā's khalifa with a Bukhara branch; the Firdawsī offshoot is not mentioned.
Najīb al-Dīn-i Firdawsīنجيب الدين الفردوسي
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 Najīb al-Dīn-i Firdawsī
No one is recorded below this person in the sources read.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Najīb al-Dīn-i Firdawsī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/najib-al-din-firdawsi (data of 31 October 2026).