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.
القاسم الرسي
al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassī
Died 246/860 · born 169/785 · Medina
Systematiser of Zaydī doctrine
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: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linessources differ
child of · The Prophet Muhammad to Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ · Two independent sources
Fāṭima is the Prophet's daughter; the Ehl-i Beyt article treats the Prophet, ʿAlī, Fāṭima, al-Ḥasan and al-Ḥusayn as the five of the 'people of the cloak' in the Shiʿi usage.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i BeytChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L36511-36513, L36569 · agreesFāṭima is the Prophet's daughter; the Prophet's line continues only through her.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L9942-9943 · agreesNames Fāṭima, daughter of the Messenger, as al-Ḥasan's mother.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV reports a Sunni position that limits the Ahl al-Bayt to the Prophet's wives, and another that includes his descendants and the Banū Hāshim.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i Beyt
- TDV reports the Shiʿi usage naming the five (Prophet, ʿAlī, Fāṭima, Ḥasan, Ḥusayn).TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i Beyt
Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾفاطمة الزهراء632two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
child of · Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ to al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī · Two independent sources
Al-Ḥusayn is the son of ʿAlī and Fāṭima; his descendants are called sayyid in TDV's usage.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i BeytChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L49607-49609 · agreesal-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī, the Prophet's sibṭ; born Shaʿbān 4 AH (al-Zubayr).
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L2533-2534 · agreesal-Ḥusayn's line continues through ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn alone.
al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlīالحسين بن علي680two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī to ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn · Two independent sources
Fourth Imam in the Twelver list (d. 94/713).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23376-23380 · agreesNames Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn as one of the Twelve Imams according to the Imāmiyya; al-Ḥusayn's line continues through him.
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L2533-2534 · agreesal-Ḥusayn's descendants come through ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn alone.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L61711-61720, L61983-61990 · agreesʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn, Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn; died 94 per al-Wāqidī and others (92, 93, 95 also reported).
ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīnعلي زين العابدين713two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
child of · ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn to Zayd b. ʿAlī · Two independent sources
Zayd is described by TDV as a descendant of al-Ḥusayn through Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Zeydiyye'Checked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L74327-74331, L74350 · agreesZayd b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn, brother of al-Bāqir, reported from his father; killed 2 Ṣafar 122.
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3649-3651 · agreesZayd al-Shahīd among Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn's six sons with offspring.
Zayd b. ʿAlīزيد بن علي740the community's own accountin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linesomits: other Zaydī claimants between 122/740 and al-Rassī, e.g. Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā (Ibn ʿInaba)sources differ
successor of · Zayd b. ʿAlī to al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassī · The community's own account
Imams in Zaydī doctrine are Ḥasanī or Ḥusaynī claimants; al-Rassī (d. 246/860) is the main systematiser.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Zeydiyye'Checked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3200-3203, L3210, L3246-3251 · differsal-Rassī is a Ḥasanid through Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm al-Ghamr; his brother Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm also rose in Kufa as a Zaydī imam.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Ibn ʿInaba shows al-Qāsim al-Rassī as a Ḥasanid, through Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm al-Ghamr b. al-Ḥasan al-Muthannā, not from Zayd. This fits the Zaydī doctrine in TDV that any qualified Ḥasanī or Ḥusaynī may rise, and means the link is a doctrinal succession, not descent.Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI)
al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassīالقاسم الرسي860
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlīالحسين بن علي680
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī to ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn · Two independent sources
Fourth Imam in the Twelver list (d. 94/713).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23376-23380 · agreesNames Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn as one of the Twelve Imams according to the Imāmiyya; al-Ḥusayn's line continues through him.
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L2533-2534 · agreesal-Ḥusayn's descendants come through ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn alone.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L61711-61720, L61983-61990 · agreesʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn, Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn; died 94 per al-Wāqidī and others (92, 93, 95 also reported).
ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīnعلي زين العابدين713two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
child of · ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn to Zayd b. ʿAlī · Two independent sources
Zayd is described by TDV as a descendant of al-Ḥusayn through Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Zeydiyye'Checked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L74327-74331, L74350 · agreesZayd b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn, brother of al-Bāqir, reported from his father; killed 2 Ṣafar 122.
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3649-3651 · agreesZayd al-Shahīd among Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn's six sons with offspring.
Zayd b. ʿAlīزيد بن علي740the community's own accountin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linesomits: other Zaydī claimants between 122/740 and al-Rassī, e.g. Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā (Ibn ʿInaba)sources differ
successor of · Zayd b. ʿAlī to al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassī · The community's own account
Imams in Zaydī doctrine are Ḥasanī or Ḥusaynī claimants; al-Rassī (d. 246/860) is the main systematiser.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Zeydiyye'Checked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3200-3203, L3210, L3246-3251 · differsal-Rassī is a Ḥasanid through Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm al-Ghamr; his brother Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm also rose in Kufa as a Zaydī imam.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Ibn ʿInaba shows al-Qāsim al-Rassī as a Ḥasanid, through Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm al-Ghamr b. al-Ḥasan al-Muthannā, not from Zayd. This fits the Zaydī doctrine in TDV that any qualified Ḥasanī or Ḥusaynī may rise, and means the link is a doctrinal succession, not descent.Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI)
al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassīالقاسم الرسي860
Route 3 of 3: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīnعلي زين العابدين713
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn to Muḥammad al-Bāqir · Two independent sources
Fifth Imam (d. 114/733, marked with a query in TDV).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L62011-62015, L62163-62165 · agreesal-Bāqir is his son; died 114 per Abū Nuʿaym and others, 117 also reported; birth 56 AH.
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3649-3652, L3668-3671 · agreesal-Bāqir listed first among Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn's sons; born 59, died Rabīʿ II 114.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L30679-30689 · agreesDeath given as 113, 114, 117 or 118; birth 3 Ṣafar 57.
Muḥammad al-Bāqirمحمد الباقر733two sourcesthis step is recorded in Schools of law and ḥadīth, not in The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
studied with · Muḥammad al-Bāqir to Zayd b. ʿAlī · Two independent sources
Same passage: Zayd narrated from his brother al-Bāqir.
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Zayd b. ʿAlī (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 74331)TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Zeydiyye'Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L60803 · agreesZayd’s entry lists “his brother Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Bāqir” among his sources. Zayd’s death given as 120 or 122.
Zayd b. ʿAlīزيد بن علي740the community's own accountin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linesomits: other Zaydī claimants between 122/740 and al-Rassī, e.g. Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā (Ibn ʿInaba)sources differ
successor of · Zayd b. ʿAlī to al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassī · The community's own account
Imams in Zaydī doctrine are Ḥasanī or Ḥusaynī claimants; al-Rassī (d. 246/860) is the main systematiser.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Zeydiyye'Checked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3200-3203, L3210, L3246-3251 · differsal-Rassī is a Ḥasanid through Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm al-Ghamr; his brother Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm also rose in Kufa as a Zaydī imam.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Ibn ʿInaba shows al-Qāsim al-Rassī as a Ḥasanid, through Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm al-Ghamr b. al-Ḥasan al-Muthannā, not from Zayd. This fits the Zaydī doctrine in TDV that any qualified Ḥasanī or Ḥusaynī may rise, and means the link is a doctrinal succession, not descent.Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI)
al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassīالقاسم الرسي860
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 al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassī
1 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- al-Hādī ilā l-Ḥaqq Yaḥyā b. al-Ḥusaynالهادي إلى الحق911
one sourcein The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linesomits: al-Ḥusayn b. al-Qāsim al-Rassī (Hādī's father)
successor of · al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassī to al-Hādī ilā l-Ḥaqq Yaḥyā b. al-Ḥusayn · One source
Founded the Yemeni Zaydī state (280/893); Yemeni Zaydīs are called Hādawiyya; the imamate lasted to 1948.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Zeydiyye'Checked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3298-3303 · agreesYaḥyā al-Hādī b. al-Ḥusayn b. al-Qāsim al-Rassī; rose in Yemen 280, died 298 aged 78, 'imam of the Zaydīs'.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/qasim-rassi (data of 31 October 2026).