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.
ناظم عادل الحقاني
Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī
Died 2014-05-07 · born 1922 · Lefke (Cyprus)
Grand shaykh of the Naqshbandī-Ḥaqqānī line; buried at Lefke
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 12 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Abū Aḥmad al-Sughūrīأبو أحمد الصغوري
one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Abū Aḥmad al-Sughūrī to Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānī · One source
Next entry in the order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- naqshbandi.org Origins, chain list · agreesOrder's own account only; no independent source read.
Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānīشرف الدين الداغستانيone sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānī to Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānī · One source
Next entry in the order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- naqshbandi.org Origins, chain list · agreesOrder's own account only; no independent source read.
Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānīعبد الله الفائز الداغستانيone sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānī to Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī · One source
Next entry in the order's own chain; Nāẓim is its last listed historical shaykh.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- naqshbandi.org Origins, chain list · agreesPage ends the chain at Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī.
Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānīناظم عادل الحقاني2014
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Naqshbandiyya
Sources differ on 11 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Abū Aḥmad al-Sughūrīأبو أحمد الصغوري
one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Abū Aḥmad al-Sughūrī to Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānī · One source
Next entry in the order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- naqshbandi.org Origins, chain list · agreesOrder's own account only; no independent source read.
Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānīشرف الدين الداغستانيone sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānī to Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānī · One source
Next entry in the order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- naqshbandi.org Origins, chain list · agreesOrder's own account only; no independent source read.
Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānīعبد الله الفائز الداغستانيone sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānī to Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī · One source
Next entry in the order's own chain; Nāẓim is its last listed historical shaykh.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- naqshbandi.org Origins, chain list · agreesPage ends the chain at Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī.
Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānīناظم عادل الحقاني2014
Route 3 of 3: Naqshbandiyya
Sources differ on 10 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Abū Aḥmad al-Sughūrīأبو أحمد الصغوري
one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Abū Aḥmad al-Sughūrī to Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānī · One source
Next entry in the order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- naqshbandi.org Origins, chain list · agreesOrder's own account only; no independent source read.
Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānīشرف الدين الداغستانيone sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānī to Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānī · One source
Next entry in the order's own chain.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- naqshbandi.org Origins, chain list · agreesOrder's own account only; no independent source read.
Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānīعبد الله الفائز الداغستانيone sourcein Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānī to Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī · One source
Next entry in the order's own chain; Nāẓim is its last listed historical shaykh.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Origins' (Naqshbandi Haqqani Order's own golden chain)Checked against
- naqshbandi.org Origins, chain list · agreesPage ends the chain at Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī.
Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānīناظم عادل الحقاني2014
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 Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī
3 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- Shaykh Muḥammad Hishām Kabbānīمحمد هشام قباني2024
one sourcein Naqshbandiyyasources differ
successor of · Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī to Shaykh Muḥammad Hishām Kabbānī · One source
Branch's own claim: Kabbānī's site presents him as leader of the order; he was Nāẓim's son-in-law and US representative (1991–2014 onward); died Dec 2024 (as of Oct 2026, contested by another branch). Other claimants: none documented in the sources read. No winner is named here; no court ruling was found.
the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani' (his branch's own page)Wikipedia (tertiary), 'Hisham Kabbani'The Muslim News (UK), obituary of Shaykh Hisham KabbaniChecked against
- naqshbandi.org Kabbani page, bio · agreesCalls him leader of the Naqshbandi-Nazimiyya order with authority to guide followers; silent on how it was granted.
- Wikipedia 'Hisham Kabbani', lead, fn 3-4 · silentMoved to the USA in 1990 on Nāẓim's order; married Nāẓim's eldest daughter; silent on 2014 succession.
- The Muslim News obituary, summary (page not reachable) · agreesReports death at home in the USA on 5 Dec 2024, aged 79; Wikipedia mirror gives 4 Dec.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Branch of Mehmet Âdil (Ḥaqqānī line from Nāẓim's family): Nāẓim declared Âdil his khalīfa in 2011; on Nāẓim's death (7 May 2014) Âdil became head and is counted the 41st shaykh of the golden chain. (Account via Wikipedia's Mehmet Adil article, citing Son Dakika, Daily Sabah, Cyprus Mail and order-affiliated sources; The Muslim 500 calls him 'successor and global leader'.)Wikipedia (tertiary), 'Mehmet Adil'The Muslim 500, 'Sheikh Mehmet Adil Haqqani'
- Branch of Hishām Kabbānī: his own site presents him as leader of the Naqshbandī-Ḥaqqānī (Nazimiyya) Sufi Order, 'given authority and permission to guide his followers'; it does not name Âdil. Kabbānī, Nāẓim's son-in-law and representative in the USA from 1991, died in December 2024 (The Muslim News; Antara). Whether his branch has named a successor was not found.the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani' (his branch's own page)Wikipedia (tertiary), 'Hisham Kabbani'The Muslim News (UK), obituary of Shaykh Hisham KabbaniAntara (Indonesian national news agency), 'Ulama sufi Hisham Kabbani wafat di usia 79 tahun' (5 Dec 2024)
- Shaykh Muḥammad ʿĀdil (Mehmet Âdil) al-ḤaqqānīLiving, as of Oct 2026محمد عادل الحقاني
one sourcein Naqshbandiyyasources differ
successor of · Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī to Shaykh Muḥammad ʿĀdil (Mehmet Âdil) al-Ḥaqqānī · One source
Branch's own claim: Nāẓim named Mehmet Âdil khalīfa in 2011 and Âdil took the headship in May 2014 (as of Oct 2026, contested by another branch). Other claimants: none documented in the sources read. No winner is named here; no court ruling was found.
Wikipedia (tertiary), 'Mehmet Adil'The Muslim 500, 'Sheikh Mehmet Adil Haqqani'Checked against
- Wikipedia 'Mehmet Adil', lead and Succession, fn 5-6 · agreesDesignation 2011; assumed leadership after 7 May 2014; counted 41st shaykh. Sourced to order-affiliated accounts.
- The Muslim 500 profile, bio · agreesCalls him successor and global leader; eldest son of Nāẓim; names no other claimants.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Branch of Mehmet Âdil (Ḥaqqānī line from Nāẓim's family): Nāẓim declared Âdil his khalīfa in 2011; on Nāẓim's death (7 May 2014) Âdil became head and is counted the 41st shaykh of the golden chain. (Account via Wikipedia's Mehmet Adil article, citing Son Dakika, Daily Sabah, Cyprus Mail and order-affiliated sources; The Muslim 500 calls him 'successor and global leader'.)Wikipedia (tertiary), 'Mehmet Adil'The Muslim 500, 'Sheikh Mehmet Adil Haqqani'
- Branch of Hishām Kabbānī: his own site presents him as leader of the Naqshbandī-Ḥaqqānī (Nazimiyya) Sufi Order, 'given authority and permission to guide his followers'; it does not name Âdil. Kabbānī, Nāẓim's son-in-law and representative in the USA from 1991, died in December 2024 (The Muslim News; Antara). Whether his branch has named a successor was not found.the community's own account: naqshbandi.org, 'Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani' (his branch's own page)Wikipedia (tertiary), 'Hisham Kabbani'The Muslim News (UK), obituary of Shaykh Hisham KabbaniAntara (Indonesian national news agency), 'Ulama sufi Hisham Kabbani wafat di usia 79 tahun' (5 Dec 2024)
- Shaykh Yūsuf Da Costa (Cape Town)الشيخ يوسف دا كوستا
one sourcein Naqshbandiyya
successor of · Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī to Shaykh Yūsuf Da Costa (Cape Town) · One source
VOC FM: Da Costa was appointed khalīfa for Southern Africa by Nāẓim, authority renewed when Mehmet Âdil became murshid. Second report (2017) places the order's township dhikr 'under the auspices of' Da Costa. Appointment, not initiation, is what is sourced.
VOC FM (Cape Town), 'Muslim community mourns passing of Shaykh Yusuf Da Costa', 4 Dec 2018 (archived)VOC FM, 'CT youth rise in spiritual orders, fighting extremism', 8 May 2017Checked against
- VOC FM 2018 condolence report, article · agreesStates the appointment as khalīfa and its renewal; report draws on the order's statement.
- VOC FM 2017, article · agreesNames him as leading the Naqshbandī township dhikr; does not mention khilāfa.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Shaykh Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/nazim-haqqani (data of 31 October 2026).