Shajara-e-nasab lineages
of the descendants of Sayyid imam Al-Askari ibn Imam Ali al-Hadi a.s.
The history of the descendants of Imam Hasan al-Askari r.a. is shrouded in great mystery and accordingly, has of recent been either outright denied due to ignorance or simply intentionally concealed. Unrelated official historic family tree documents kept in renowned Sayyid families and even in the offices of the “Naqib Saadat al-Ashraf”, from Hejaz, to Iran, Bukhara, Samarqand, Farghana, Afghanistan, the Mughal Empire, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Luxor, Egypt, Sabzevar (Iran) have traced the descent of thousands of Sayyids over multiple generations back to Imam al-Askari r.a.
The Shiite hadith book «Usul al-Kafi» by Muhammad Ya’qub Kulayni, in Bab «Mawlid Abi Muhammad al-Hasan bin ‘Ali» does confirm the classical narrative that Imam Hasan al-Askari had multiple handmaidens with whom he had relations. In his Usul, al-Kafi writes:
“When the caliph got news of Imam Hasan ‘Askari’s illness, he instructed his agents to keep a constant watch over the house of the Imam…he sent some of these midwives to examine the handmaidens of the Imam to determine if they were pregnant. If a handmaid was found pregnant she was detained and imprisoned…” (al-Kafi, by Muhammad Ya’qub Kulayni. Translated by Muhammad Sarwar. Chap. 124, Birth of Abi Muhammad al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali, page 705)
Additionally, according to Al-Shaykh al-Saduq in his “Kamal al-Din wa tamam al-ni’ma”, after his death, al-Imam Hasan al-Askari’s mother entered into a dispute with Ja’far, his brother, over the estate of Imam Hasan al-Askari. The matter was referred to the Abbasid caliph, and to further complicate matters, one of the handmaidens of Imam Hasan al-Askari by the name of Sayqal came forward and claimed to be pregnant. Sayqal was brought to the palace of the Abbasid caliph, Mu’tamid, and was kept under strict guard and under the watchful eyes of the midwives and other women in the palace to determine the fate of her pregnancy. At that very time, political turmoil as a consequence of the insurrection led by Saffar, the death of ‘Abd Allah b. Yahya, and the revolution of the Zanj engulfed the caliphal state. The Abbasids were forced to abandon Samarra. Hence, they became occupied with their own troubles and gave up the surveillance of Sayqal’s pregnancy. (Kamal al-Din wa tamam al-ni’ma”, Vol. 2, page 149)
According to the “Bihar al-Anwar al-Jāmiʿah li-Durar Akhbar al-A’immah al-Aṭhar” by Muhammad-Baqir Majlisi, al-Imam Hasan al-Askari had several handmaidens with different names. On two occasions Hakima Khatun, his paternal aunt, has mentioned these handmaidens. At one time she came to visit al-Imam Hasan al-Askari and saw him seated in the courtyard of his house, surrounded by his handmaidens. She asked him: “Which one of these girls is going to be the mother of your successor?” The Imam replied: “It is Sawsan.” (“Bihar al-Anwar al-Jāmiʿah li-Durar Akhbar al-A’immah al-Aṭhar” by Muhammad-Baqir Majlisi, Vol. 51, page 17)
In another report Hakima Khatun relates the event of the birth of the twelfth Imam, cited earlier, in which al-Imam Hasan al-Askari requests her to spend the night of 15th Sha’ban (255 AH/870 CE) in his house because a child was going to be born. At that point Hakima asked him: “Which of your handmaidens is the mother of the child?” The Imam said: “It is Narjis.” Hakima said: “Yes, I too like her the most among your handmaidens.” (“Bihar al-Anwar al-Jāmiʿah li-Durar Akhbar al-A’immah al-Aṭhar” by Muhammad-Baqir Majlisi, Vol. 51, page 25)
According to the earliest reports as cited below from official family tree documents and records cited by multiple historians like Kashani “Kitab al aqaid al iyman”, Abul Hasan Ali bin Isa (d.1293 m.) “Kashf ul-Ghumma”, Muhammed bin Yusuf Al Zarandi (d.720 hijrah) “Marij a’wusul ila ma’rifat fadlal” page 176, Ibn Abi l-Thalj (d.322 hijrah) “Majmuat nafisa fi tarikh al-a’imma” pages 21-22, Fahr Al-Razi Shafeiy (b.534 hijrah) “Al shajarat al mubaraka fi ansab” page 79, Al Khasibi (b.890 hijrah) “Al-Hidaya al-kubra” page 328, Ali Al Arbali (d.693 hijrah) “Siraj al-Ansab”, H.Hadjazada “Hidaqat ul Awliya” (d.725 hijrah), Salim Bukhari “Two hundred seventy seven pirs” among others, Imam Hasan al-Askari fathered seven children and was survived by six. The names of his illustrious biological children were: Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi ‘alaihi salam, Musa, Ja’far, Ibrahim, Fatima, Ayesha, and ‘Ali, sometimes referred to as Akbar. Wallahu a’lam. But there is an opinion among the geneologists naqibs that Sayyid ‘Ali was the son of Sayyid Imam Muhammad al-Askari al-Baaj Saba’dujail ibn Imam Ali al-Hadi al-Naqi a.s., who is considered the elder brother of imam Hasan al-Askari a.s.
The descendants of Sayyid imam Muhammad al-Askari al-Baaj, they also live in Khoy, Khaansar, Isfahan, Salmas, Merv (located in Turkmenistan), Bukhara and Samarkand which is located in Uzbekistan and as well as in Pakistan and India. However, the title «Sadat al-Bukhari al-Askari al-Naqvi» prevailed over his descendents from Bukhara and Samarkand region, the title «Sadat al-Naqvi» prevailed over descendents from Pakistan and India, referring to their grandfather, Imam Ali al-Hadi, nicknamed al-Naqi, al-Askari, and al-Rizavi in relation of their ancestor Imam Ali al-Ridha, al-Musavi in relation to their grandfather, Imam Musa al-Kadhim. In Iraq and Khuzestan they were famous named «Al-Baaj». The Sadat Al-Baaj lived in Iraq since ancient times and some of them also resided in Samarra. Some of them migrated to Iran and others migrated to territory to Central Asia and Pakistan. This is mentioned in many genealogy books, such as genealogist Al-Nawbakhti who is from the third century AH stipulates the descendants of Sayyid Muhammad al-Baaj and that he has an established, well-known legacy and including al-Qummi in his book, who is from the third century AH, al-Shahristani in his book «Al-Milal Wal-Nahl», who is from the fourth century AH, the genealogist al-nasaba Ibn Khotel in his genealogy book, who died 565 AH, he mentioned Sadat al-Baaj in Merv Central Asia, and the genealogist al-nasaba of Sayyid Al-Samarqandi, who died in 996, in his book «Tuhfat al-Talib», he mentioned Imam al-Hadi’s three sons: Sayyid Muhammad, Sayyid Hasan and Sayyid Ja’far. The genealogist al-nasaba Sayyid Dhamin bin Shadgum who died 1090, in his book «Tuhfat al-Azhar» and others genealogies are mentioned the children of Sayyid Muhammad al-Askari bin imam Ali al-Hadi al-Naqi. According to other old genealogical sources Sayyid Imam Muhammad al-Askari al-Baaj Saba’dujail a.s. fathered five children, they are: Sayyid ‘Ali (other nicknames — al-Akbar, al-Asghar, al-Amir, al-Taqi, al-Muttaqi, Sultan Sadat), Sayyid Ja’far, Sayyid Ahmad, Sayyid Hussain and Sayyid Abu Talib. And his descendents are called as Sadat Al-Baaj or Sadat Al-Bukhari Al-Baaj Al-Rizavi.
Sayyid families of Central Asia have many such lineages that date back to Sayyid Ali Akbar. Our genealogy experts find such manuscripts shajra nasabs of sayyid families from Bukhara, Samarkand region, Farghana, Termez, Turkistan region (Kazakhstan), Khojand region (Tajikistan) mountainous Badakhshan (territory of Tajikistan and Afghanistan), Chisht (Afghanistan) Osh region (Kyrgyzstan).
Some genealogical trees lineages of these Central Asian notable sayyid families, who have historical genealogical manuscripts that are confirmed with seals by many Naqibs, Muftis, Imams, Kadi Kuzzats, A’lams, Khans and Emirs of those times and copies of the documents shall be kept in the “Manuscripts Ansab Archive” of “Association of the descendants of Prophet Muhammad saw Turkistan” Turkey.:
Lineage of descendants of Saint Qutb al Aqtab Sayyid Abdullah Khwajagi Farghani (alqabi Khayrana) (Shahi Mardan, Farghana region):
Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Jawad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Sayyid Imam Muhammad al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Ali Asghar
Sayyid Siddiq Muhammad
Sayyid Muntahab
Sayyid Hashim
Sayyid Rafi
Sayyid Wahhab
Sayyid Ashrafuddin
Sayyid Kamaluddin
Sayyid Sharafuddin
Sayyid Husain
Sayyid Mahmood
Saint Qutb-al-Aqtab Sayyid Abdullah Khwajagi Farghani
Sayyid Ziyauddin
Sayyid Hisamuddin
Sayyid Nazamuddin
Sayyid Shah Asghar
Sayyid Husain Shah
Sayyid Ikramuddin shah
Sayyid Sharafuddin shah
Sayyid Kamaluddin shah
Sayyid Nizamuddin shah
Sayyid Isamuddin shah
Sayyid Khanhoja Eshan
Sayyid Muhammad Khwaja Eshan
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Lineage of descendants of Pir Sheikh Sayyid Baqi khwaja (Andijan city (Mongol Babur’s city) Uzbekistan):
Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Jawad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Sayyid Imam Muhammad al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Ali Akbar
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Naqib Muhammad
Sayyid Tajuddin
Sayyid Mahdi
Sayyid Mir Hadi
Sayyid Ja’far
Sayyid Mir Abdulawwal
Sayyid Mir Hurd
Sayyidaki Sayyid
Sayyid Murtaza
Sayyid Aqim
Sheikh Pir Sayyid Baqi khwaja
Sayyid Dost Muhammad
Sayyid Saqiy
Sayyid Mu’min khwaja
Sayyid Abdurafi
Sayyid Kuchak Shah
Sayyid Yusuf khwaja
Sayyid Artiq khwaja
Sayyid Baba khwaja
Sayyid Buzruk khwaja
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Lineage of Founder tariqat Naqshbandiya Saint Sheikh Khwaja Sayyid Bahauddin Naqshband (Kagan city, Bukhara region):
Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Jawad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Sayyid imam al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Ali Akbar
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Muhammad Khalwati
Sayyid Ahmad Bulaq
Sayyid Shaaban
Sayyid Mir Qasim
Sayyid Zaynulabidin
Sayyid Abdullah Hussain
Sayyid Burhanuddin Bukhari
Sayyid Jalaluddin Muhammad Bukhari
Sayyid Muhammad Abdullah Bukhari
Sheikh Khwaja Sayyid Bahauddin Naqshband Bukhari
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Lineage of Pir Chishtiya Sayyid Zarif Chishti a descendant of Sheikh tariqat Chishtiya Maududi Saint Pir Sayyid Qutbuddin Maudud Chishti (Chisht, Afganistan):
Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Jawad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Imam Hasan al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Ali Abdullah
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Ibrahim
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Nasruddin Abu Yusuf
Saint Pir Sayyid Qutbuddin Maudud Chishti
Sayyid Nizamuddin Ahmad Sheikh Mushtaq
Sayyid Ruknuddin Chishti
Sayyid Qutbuddin Chishti
Sayyid Ahmad Chishti
Sayyid Yahya Chishti
Sayyid Giyasuddin Chishti
Sayyid Abu Yusuf Muthar Chishti
Sayyid Ali Akbar Chishti
Sayyid Abul Hasan Chishti
Sayyid Mas’ud Chishti
Sayyid Muhammad Chishti
Sayyid Salih Chishti
Sayyid Ismail Chishti
Sayyid Abdullah Chishti
Sayyid Muhammad Chishti
Sayyid Mir Chishti
Sayyid Shukruddin Chishti
Sayyid Mir Ahmad Chishti
Pir tariqati Chishtiya Sayyid Zarif Chishti
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Lineage of descendants of Kadi (judge) of city Ishtikhan Sayyid Bahadur Samarqandi (Samarqand region):
Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Jawad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Sayyid Imam Muhammad Al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Ali Akbar
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Naqib Muhammad al-Hussain al-Khalwati
Sayyid Ahmad Bulaq (alias — Sayyid Ata, al-Khalwati)
Sayyid Muhammad Shaaban
Sayyid Abdullah Mir Qasim
Sayyid Imamuddin
Sayyid Burhanuddin Sulaiman al Qadiri al Bukhari (sheikh of Qadiriyya Gillaniyya tariqah, his brother’s name was Sayyid Shamsiddin Omar al-Bukhari)
Sayyid Amir Hasan
Sayyid Salih Ato (alias — Sayyid Ata)
Sayyid Amin khwaja
Sayyid Nasim khwaja
Sayyid Hakim khwaja
Sayyid Alouddin
Sayyid Ahmad
Sayyid Nasir
Sayyid Munawwar
Sayyid Najmuddin
Sayyid Qadirberdi khwaja
Sayyid Muhammad Amin
Sayyid Khwajajan khwaja
Sayyid Awliya khwaja
Sayyid Abdulmannan
Sayyid Qarokhaja Bukhari
Sayyid Ahmad
Sayyid Saidullah
Sayyid Rahmatullah
Sayyid Ibrahim khwaja
Kadi Sayyid Bahadur Samarqandi
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Lineage Nasab of Sayyid Fahruddin Sabzwari Saadati Sharif
(Sabzwar, Iran):
Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Jawad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Imam Hasan al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Ali
Sayyid Alouddin Muhammad
Sayyid Nasrullah
Sayyid Fahruddin
Sayyid Jalaluddin
Sayyid Abdullah
Sayyid Giyasudddin
Sayyid Alouddin
Sayyid Fazlullah
Sayyid Ali
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Salman
Sayyid Ruhullah
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Ruhallah
Sayyid Fahruddin Sabzwari
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Lineage of Shah (ruler) Badahshan Sayyid Hasan Shah Hamush (his descendants are live in Badahshan, Afghanistan and Farghana region):
Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Jawad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Sayyid Imam al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Ali Akbar
Sayyid Ali Asghar
Sayyid Nasruddin Shah
Sayyid Muzaffaruddin Shah
Sayyid Kamaluddin
Sayyid Zahruddin Shah
Sayyid Mirza Husain Shah
Sayyid Safi Haydar Shah
Sayyid Nasim Haydar Shah
Sayyid Karim Haydar Shah
Sayyid Naqib Haydar Shah
Sayyid Hasan Hamush – Shah (ruler) of Badahshan
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Lineage of Sheikh tariqat Yassawiya, pir and last saint of Bukhara Sayyid Muhammad Akhund Eshan Imla Bukhari (Bukhara city):
Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Jawad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Sayyid Imam Al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Ali Akbar
Sayyid Muhammah
Sayyid Muhammad Mahdi
Sayyid Ja’far
Sayyid Hidayatullah
Sayyid Murtaza
Sayyid Abdulavval
Sayyid Mir Hurd
Sayyid Abdurahim khwaja
Sayyid Mustafa khwaja
Sayyid Pahlavan khwaja
Sayyid Alouddin Aziz + his wife Sayyida Bibi Hanum
Sayyid Muhammad Akhund Eshan Imla Bukhari
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Lineage of Emir of Bukhara emirates
Sayyid Amir Alim khan (Kabul, Afganistan):
Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Sayyid Al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Abu Muhammad Ali
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Nuriddin
Sayyid Amir Muhammad Muiyn
Sayyid Amir Abu Salih
Sayyid Amir Muhammad Taqi
Sayyid Amir Muhsin
Sayyid Amir Amin
Sayyid Mirza Abu Talib Badi Zaman
Sayyid Amir Nadir Muhammad
Sayyid Subhanquli khan
Sayyid Amir Abdulfayz khan
Sayyida Shamsia banu
Sayyid Amir Haydar khan
Sayyid Amir Nasrullah khan
Sayyid Amir Muzaffar khan
Sayyid Amir Abdulahad khan
Sayyid Amir Alim khan
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Lineage of Sheikh sufi tariqat Khatmiyya, Sayyid Muhammad Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim bin Muhammad Abu Bakr bin Sheikh Abdullah al-Mahjub Makki Hussaini (Sudan)
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Jawad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali al Hadi Naqi r.a.
Imam Hasan al Askari r.a.
Sayyid Ali al-Muttaqi
Sayyid Mir Uthman
Sayyid Mir Ali
Sayyid Mir Umar
Sayyid Mir Khurd Bukhari
Sayyid Ismail
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Ali
Sayyid Abu Bakr Hasan
Sayyid Isa Hasan
Sayyid Yahya
Sayyid Ibrahim
Sayyid Ali
Sayyid Ahmad
Sayyid Hasan
Sayyid Ali
Sayyid Abd Allah
Sayyid Hasan
Sayyid Haydar
Sayyid Mir Khurd
Sayyid Hasan
Sayyid Ali Mirghani
Sayyid Muhammad Amin
Sayyid Hasan
Sayyid Ibrahim
Sheikh Sayyid Abd Allah al-Mahjubi Makki (Mufti of Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
Sayyid Muhammad Abu Bakr
Sheikh Sayyid Muhammad Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim (1793-1852)
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Lineage of Pir Baba Buner Sayyid Ali Shah Termizi bin Sayyid Qanbar Ali Shah Ferghani
(Buner, Pakistan):
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w.
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib r.a.
Imam Hussain r.a.
Imam Ali Zaynulabidin r.a.
Imam Muhammad al Baqir r.a.
Imam Ja’far al Sadiq r.a.
Imam Musa al Kadim r.a.
Imam Ali al Rida r.a.
Imam Muhammad Taqi r.a.
Imam Ali Hadi r.a.
Sayyid Imam al-Askari r.a. (in other sources Sayyid Imam Muhammad al-Askari al-Baaj)
Sayyid Ali Akbar
Sayyid Muhammad Mahmud
Sayyid Abdulrahim
Sayyid Muayyid Amir Ali
Sayyid Jalaluddin Ganj ul Alam
Sayyid Nasir Khusro
Sayyid Husamuddin
Sayyid Muhammad
Sayyid Umar
Sayyid Ja’far
Sayyid Usman
Sayyid Ishaq
Sayyid Mahmud
Sayyid Hamid
Sayyid Ayyub Abu Turab
Sayyid Ahmad Mushtaq
Sayyid Ahmad Ali Barraq
Sayyid Ahmad Begim
Sayyid Muhammad Nur Bakhsh
Sayyid Yusuf Nur
Sayyid Ahmad Nur
Sayyid Qanbar Ali Shah Ferghani
Sayyid Ali Shah Termizi Pir Baba Buner
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