Atlas

Chains of transmission from the Prophet, read as the sources give them.

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.

الشبلي

al-Shiblī

Died 334/946 · Baghdad

Sources for this person

TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (2 entries)

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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 6, the best-sourced: Qādiriyya. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.

The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
Maʿrūf al-Karkhīمعروف الكرخي815
two sourcesin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Maʿrūf al-Karkhī to Sarī al-Saqaṭī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī al-Saqaṭī was Maʿrūf's most prominent student.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L1838-1840 · agreesMaʿrūf was a teacher of Sarī al-Saqaṭī.
- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L462 · agreesSarī accompanied Maʿrūf al-Karkhī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 59-60 · agreesSarī a pupil of Maʿrūf.
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L13731-13735 (App. A) · agreesIbn al-Nadīm chain: Junayd from Sarī from Maʿrūf.
Sarī al-Saqaṭīسري السقطي867
two sourcesin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Sarī al-Saqaṭī to al-Junayd al-Baghdādī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī was the teacher of al-Junayd.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L1592 · agreesJunayd accompanied al-Sarī al-Saqaṭī and al-Muḥāsibī.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L154129 · agreesJunayd heard from and accompanied Sarī.
- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L15058-15062 · agreesJunayd took the path from Sarī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 89-92 · agreesSarī named among Junayd's companions.
al-Junayd al-Baghdādīالجنيد البغدادي909
two sourcesin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · al-Junayd al-Baghdādī to al-Shiblī · Two independent sources
TDV chain to al-Junayd reads, from al-Jīlānī backward: Muḥarrimī, Hakkārī, Ṭarsūsī, al-Tamīmī, al-Shiblī, al-Junayd.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'
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- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L3779 · agreesShiblī repented and then accompanied Junayd.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L168305 · agreesShiblī repented, then accompanied Junayd.
- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L15058-15062 · agreesDaqqāq chain: Nasrabādhī from Shiblī from Junayd.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 201-205 · agreesJāmī: Shiblī was Junayd's pupil.
al-Shiblīالشبلي946

Other routes (5)

Route 2 of 6: Qādiriyya

The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
Maʿrūf al-Karkhīمعروف الكرخي815
two sourcesin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Maʿrūf al-Karkhī to Sarī al-Saqaṭī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī al-Saqaṭī was Maʿrūf's most prominent student.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L1838-1840 · agreesMaʿrūf was a teacher of Sarī al-Saqaṭī.
- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L462 · agreesSarī accompanied Maʿrūf al-Karkhī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 59-60 · agreesSarī a pupil of Maʿrūf.
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L13731-13735 (App. A) · agreesIbn al-Nadīm chain: Junayd from Sarī from Maʿrūf.
Sarī al-Saqaṭīسري السقطي867
two sourcesin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Sarī al-Saqaṭī to al-Junayd al-Baghdādī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī was the teacher of al-Junayd.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L1592 · agreesJunayd accompanied al-Sarī al-Saqaṭī and al-Muḥāsibī.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L154129 · agreesJunayd heard from and accompanied Sarī.
- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L15058-15062 · agreesJunayd took the path from Sarī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 89-92 · agreesSarī named among Junayd's companions.
al-Junayd al-Baghdādīالجنيد البغدادي909
two sourcesin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · al-Junayd al-Baghdādī to al-Shiblī · Two independent sources
TDV chain to al-Junayd reads, from al-Jīlānī backward: Muḥarrimī, Hakkārī, Ṭarsūsī, al-Tamīmī, al-Shiblī, al-Junayd.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'
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- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L3779 · agreesShiblī repented and then accompanied Junayd.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L168305 · agreesShiblī repented, then accompanied Junayd.
- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L15058-15062 · agreesDaqqāq chain: Nasrabādhī from Shiblī from Junayd.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 201-205 · agreesJāmī: Shiblī was Junayd's pupil.
al-Shiblīالشبلي946

Route 3 of 6: Qādiriyya

The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
Maʿrūf al-Karkhīمعروف الكرخي815
two sourcesin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Maʿrūf al-Karkhī to Sarī al-Saqaṭī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī al-Saqaṭī was Maʿrūf's most prominent student.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L1838-1840 · agreesMaʿrūf was a teacher of Sarī al-Saqaṭī.
- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L462 · agreesSarī accompanied Maʿrūf al-Karkhī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 59-60 · agreesSarī a pupil of Maʿrūf.
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L13731-13735 (App. A) · agreesIbn al-Nadīm chain: Junayd from Sarī from Maʿrūf.
Sarī al-Saqaṭīسري السقطي867
two sourcesin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Sarī al-Saqaṭī to al-Junayd al-Baghdādī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī was the teacher of al-Junayd.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L1592 · agreesJunayd accompanied al-Sarī al-Saqaṭī and al-Muḥāsibī.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L154129 · agreesJunayd heard from and accompanied Sarī.
- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L15058-15062 · agreesJunayd took the path from Sarī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 89-92 · agreesSarī named among Junayd's companions.
al-Junayd al-Baghdādīالجنيد البغدادي909
two sourcesin Qādiriyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · al-Junayd al-Baghdādī to al-Shiblī · Two independent sources
TDV chain to al-Junayd reads, from al-Jīlānī backward: Muḥarrimī, Hakkārī, Ṭarsūsī, al-Tamīmī, al-Shiblī, al-Junayd.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'
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- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L3779 · agreesShiblī repented and then accompanied Junayd.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L168305 · agreesShiblī repented, then accompanied Junayd.
- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L15058-15062 · agreesDaqqāq chain: Nasrabādhī from Shiblī from Junayd.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 201-205 · agreesJāmī: Shiblī was Junayd's pupil.
al-Shiblīالشبلي946

Route 4 of 6: Rifāʿiyya

The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in Rifāʿiyya
read the Qurʾān to · The Prophet Muhammad to ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib · Two independent sources
Ibn al-Jazarī: the Companion read the Qurʾān to the Messenger of God (the isnād ends here in each chain).
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3917-3922
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- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L148 · agreesListed among the first ṭabaqa, those who read to the Messenger of God.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L156-L159 · agreesRijāl of ʿĀṣim: al-Sulamī took from ʿAlī, among others, from the Prophet.
ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālibعلي بن أبي طالب661
one sourcein Rifāʿiyyaomits: the Imams from al-Ḥusayn to ʿAlī al-Riḍā, Maʿrūf al-Karkhī, Sarī al-Saqaṭī (Trimingham App. A chart).
initiation · ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib to al-Junayd al-Baghdādī · One source
TDV's Rifāʿī silsila ends at ʿAlī through al-Junayd (the order's own account as TDV reports it; both chains share this step).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Rifâiyye'
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- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L1956-1958 · agreesThe Baghdad lines go back through al-Junayd to Maʿrūf al-Karkhī and Sarī al-Saqaṭī.
- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L13795-13813 · agreesAppendix A chart: ʿAlī, then the Imams to al-Riḍā, Maʿrūf, Sarī, al-Junayd.
al-Junayd al-Baghdādīالجنيد البغدادي909
two sourcesin Rifāʿiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · al-Junayd al-Baghdādī to al-Shiblī · Two independent sources
Chain via Aḥmad's first shaykh, as TDV gives it: Junayd → Shiblī.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Rifâiyye'
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- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (summaries in this reader), pp. 89–92 · agreesJāmī names al-Shiblī among those the people of the path trace to al-Junayd.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (summaries in this reader), pp. 201–205 · agreesJāmī, citing Shaykh al-Islām: al-Shiblī was a pupil of al-Junayd; died 334 aged 87.
al-Shiblīالشبلي946

Route 5 of 6: Rifāʿiyya

The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
Maʿrūf al-Karkhīمعروف الكرخي815
two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qādiriyya, not in Rifāʿiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Maʿrūf al-Karkhī to Sarī al-Saqaṭī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī al-Saqaṭī was Maʿrūf's most prominent student.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L1838-1840 · agreesMaʿrūf was a teacher of Sarī al-Saqaṭī.
- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L462 · agreesSarī accompanied Maʿrūf al-Karkhī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 59-60 · agreesSarī a pupil of Maʿrūf.
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L13731-13735 (App. A) · agreesIbn al-Nadīm chain: Junayd from Sarī from Maʿrūf.
Sarī al-Saqaṭīسري السقطي867
two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qādiriyya, not in Rifāʿiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Sarī al-Saqaṭī to al-Junayd al-Baghdādī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī was the teacher of al-Junayd.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L1592 · agreesJunayd accompanied al-Sarī al-Saqaṭī and al-Muḥāsibī.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L154129 · agreesJunayd heard from and accompanied Sarī.
- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L15058-15062 · agreesJunayd took the path from Sarī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 89-92 · agreesSarī named among Junayd's companions.
al-Junayd al-Baghdādīالجنيد البغدادي909
two sourcesin Rifāʿiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · al-Junayd al-Baghdādī to al-Shiblī · Two independent sources
Chain via Aḥmad's first shaykh, as TDV gives it: Junayd → Shiblī.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Rifâiyye'
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- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (summaries in this reader), pp. 89–92 · agreesJāmī names al-Shiblī among those the people of the path trace to al-Junayd.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (summaries in this reader), pp. 201–205 · agreesJāmī, citing Shaykh al-Islām: al-Shiblī was a pupil of al-Junayd; died 334 aged 87.
al-Shiblīالشبلي946

Route 6 of 6: Rifāʿiyya

The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
Maʿrūf al-Karkhīمعروف الكرخي815
two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qādiriyya, not in Rifāʿiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Maʿrūf al-Karkhī to Sarī al-Saqaṭī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī al-Saqaṭī was Maʿrūf's most prominent student.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L1838-1840 · agreesMaʿrūf was a teacher of Sarī al-Saqaṭī.
- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L462 · agreesSarī accompanied Maʿrūf al-Karkhī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 59-60 · agreesSarī a pupil of Maʿrūf.
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L13731-13735 (App. A) · agreesIbn al-Nadīm chain: Junayd from Sarī from Maʿrūf.
Sarī al-Saqaṭīسري السقطي867
two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qādiriyya, not in Rifāʿiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · Sarī al-Saqaṭī to al-Junayd al-Baghdādī · Two independent sources
TDV: Sarī was the teacher of al-Junayd.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Ma'rûf-i Kerhî'
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- al-Sulamī, Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya (OpenITI), 0412Sulami.TabaqatSufiyya.Shamela0006686BK1-ara1.mARkdown#L1592 · agreesJunayd accompanied al-Sarī al-Saqaṭī and al-Muḥāsibī.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L154129 · agreesJunayd heard from and accompanied Sarī.
- al-Qushayrī, Risāla (Knysh trans.), risala.txt#L15058-15062 · agreesJunayd took the path from Sarī.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (the edition in this reader), pp. 89-92 · agreesSarī named among Junayd's companions.
al-Junayd al-Baghdādīالجنيد البغدادي909
two sourcesin Rifāʿiyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · al-Junayd al-Baghdādī to al-Shiblī · Two independent sources
Chain via Aḥmad's first shaykh, as TDV gives it: Junayd → Shiblī.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Rifâiyye'
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- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (summaries in this reader), pp. 89–92 · agreesJāmī names al-Shiblī among those the people of the path trace to al-Junayd.
- Jāmī, Nafaḥāt al-uns (summaries in this reader), pp. 201–205 · agreesJāmī, citing Shaykh al-Islām: al-Shiblī was a pupil of al-Junayd; died 334 aged 87.
al-Shiblīالشبلي946

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-Shiblī

2 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.

ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Tamīmīعبد الواحد التميمي
the community's own accountin Qādiriyyaomits: intermediaries the data does not name
gave the khirqa · al-Shiblī to ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Tamīmī · The community's own account
Same TDV chain. [omits: unnamed intermediaries (al-Shiblī d. 334/946; al-Tamīmī d. c. 425/1034)]
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'
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- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#grep 'Tamim' (no hit) · silentTrimingham names no al-Tamīmī in any Qādirī silsila.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L184708 · differsDhahabī's Abū l-Faḍl ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Tamīmī, a Ḥanbalī jurist, d. 410; no Sufi ascription. Identity with the chain's man unproven.
ʿAlī al-ʿAjamīعلي العجمي
the community's own accountin Rifāʿiyya
initiation · al-Shiblī to ʿAlī al-ʿAjamī · The community's own account
Chain via Aḥmad's first shaykh, as TDV gives it: Shiblī → ʿAlī al-ʿAjamī.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Rifâiyye'
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- Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), owner text, trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L13843-13848 · silentTrimingham (via Taqī al-Dīn al-Wāsiṭī) says only that ʿAlī Abū l-Faḍl al-Wāsiṭī is linked to al-Junayd "along recognized lines"; no names.

How to cite

Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “al-Shiblī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/shibli (data of 31 October 2026).