بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
The sacred spiritual lineage, preserved
Ba'Sil'silah Shijrah Qadriya Aaliya — forty-nine names, each carrying the complete line exactly as it was printed in the Sijra.
Explore the ShijraA chain that is not broken
A silsila is a chain of transmission — each shaykh receiving from the one before him, and passing onward what he received.
This archive reproduces the Shijra Qadriya Aaliya as the printed Sijra sets it down. Every entry carries its complete line: the opening supplication, the honorific titles, the name, and the closing formula.
Select any name to open it — period, dates, where he lived, where he rests, and an account of him, alongside the full original line.
In loving memory
Remembered with love, gratitude and prayer — the guides whose light still shows the way along this silsila.
Qaddasal'lahu Sirrahul Azeez
Rahmatullahi Alaihi
May Allah fill their resting places with light and grant them the highest stations in Jannah. Ameen.
Reproduced from the source
The printed Sijra sheet from which every line in this archive is reproduced, exactly as it was set down.
The displayed source is the document from which the preserved text in this archive is reproduced. Where the original page image is not yet available, this space is left intentionally clean rather than filled with an invented facsimile.
Places of remembrance
Architectural views of the sanctuaries connected with this lineage. No likeness of any revered figure is shown — only the buildings raised in their honour.
Sent before the chain is opened
Composed by Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim of Tarim, and recited across the Qadri order and its allied silsilas, Durood-e-Taj is reproduced here in full — the Arabic exactly as transmitted, with a transliteration and its meaning — before the Shijra opens below.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ ❁ صَاحِبِ التَّاجِ وَالْمِعْرَاجِ وَالْبُرَاقِ وَالْعَلَمِ ❁ دَافِعِ الْبَلآءِ وَالْوَبَآءِ وَالْقَحْطِ وَالْمَرَضِ وَالْأَلَمِ ❁ اِسْمُهُ مَكْتُوبٌ مَرْفُوعٌ مَشْفُوعٌ مَنْقُوشٌ فِي اللَّوْحِ وَالْقَلَمِ ❁ سَيِّدِ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ ❁ جِسْمُهُ مُقَدَّسٌ مُعَطَّرٌ مُطَهَّرٌ مُنَوَّرٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَالْحَرَمِ ❁ شَمْسِ الضُّحَى ❁ بَدْرِ الدُّجَى ❁ صَدْرِ الْعُلَى ❁ نُورِ الْهُدَى ❁ كَهْفِ الْوَرَى ❁ مِصْبَاحِ الظُّلَمِ ❁ جَمِيلِ الشِّيَمِ ❁ شَفِيعِ الْأُمَمِ ❁ صَاحِبِ الْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ ❁ وَاللَّهُ عَاصِمُهُ ❁ وَجِبْرِيلُ خَادِمُهُ ❁ وَالْبُرَاقُ مَرْكَبُهُ ❁ وَالْمِعْرَاجُ سَفَرُهُ ❁ وَسِدْرَتُ الْمُنْتَهَى مَقَامُهُ ❁ وَقَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ مَطْلُوبُهُ ❁ وَالْمَطْلُوبُ مَقْصُودُهُ ❁ وَالْمَقْصُودُ مَوْجُودُهُ ❁ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ❁ خَاتِمِ النَّبِيِّينَ ❁ شَفِيعِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ ❁ أَنِيسِ الْغَرِيبِينَ ❁ رَحْمَةٍ لِلْعَالَمِينَ ❁ رَاحَةِ الْعَاشِقِينَ ❁ مُرَادِ الْمُشْتَاقِينَ ❁ شَمْسِ الْعَارِفِينَ ❁ سِرَاجِ السَّالِكِينَ ❁ مِصْبَاحِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ❁ مُحِبِّ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْغُرَبَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ ❁ سَيِّدِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ ❁ نَبِيِّ الْحَرَمَيْنِ ❁ إِمَامِ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ ❁ وَسِيلَتِنَا فِي الدَّارَيْنِ ❁ صَاحِبِ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ ❁ مَحْبُوبِ رَبِّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَالْمَغْرِبَيْنِ ❁ جَدِّ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ ❁ مَوْلَانَا وَمَوْلَى الثَّقَلَيْنِ ❁ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ❁ نُورٍ مِنْ نُورِ اللَّهِ ❁ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُشْتَاقُونَ بِنُورِ جَمَالِهِ ❁ صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا ❁
Allahumma salli 'ala sayyidina wa maulana Muhammadin, sahibit-taji wal-mi'raji wal-buraqi wal-'alam, dafi'il-bala'i wal-waba'i wal-qahti wal-maradi wal-alam, ismuhu maktubun marfu'un mashfu'un manqushun fil-lawhi wal-qalam, sayyidil-'arabi wal-'ajam, jismuhu muqaddasun mu'attarun mutahharun munawwarun fil-baiti wal-haram, shamsid-duha, badrid-duja, sadril-'ula, nuril-huda, kahfil-wara, misbahiz-zulam, jamilish-shiyami, shafi'il-umam, sahibil-judi wal-karam, wallahu 'asimuhu, wa jibrilu khadimuhu, wal-buraqu markabuhu, wal-mi'raju safaruhu, wa sidratul-muntaha maqamuhu, wa qaba qausaini matlubuhu, wal-matlubu maqsuduhu, wal-maqsudu maujuduhu, sayyidil-mursalin, khatiman-nabiyyin, shafi'il-mudhnibin, anisil-gharibin, rahmatan lil-'alamin, rahatil-'ashiqin, muradil-mushtaqin, shamsil-'arifin, sirajis-salikin, misbahil-muqarrabin, muhibbil-fuqara'i wal-ghuraba'i wal-masakin, sayyidith-thaqalain, nabiyyil-haramain, imamil-qiblatain, wasilatina fid-darain, sahibi qaba qausain, mahbubi Rabbil-mashriqaini wal-maghribain, jaddil-Hasani wal-Husain, maulana wa maulath-thaqalain, Abil-Qasimi Muhammadi bni 'Abdillah, nurin min Nurillah, ya ayyuhal-mushtaquna bi-nuri jamalihi, sallu 'alaihi wa aalihi wa as-haabihi wa sallimu tasliima.
Meaning
O Allah, send blessings upon our master and guide, Muhammad — possessor of the crown, the night ascension, the Buraq and the banner; who wards off calamity, plague, famine, sickness and pain; whose name is written, raised high, granted intercession, inscribed upon the Tablet and the Pen; master of Arab and non-Arab alike; whose body is sanctified, fragrant, pure and radiant, in the House and the Sanctuary — the sun of forenoon, the full moon of the darkest night, foremost among the exalted, the light of guidance, the refuge of all creation, the lamp within the darkness, beautiful of character, the intercessor of nations, possessor of generosity and nobility. Allah is his protector, Jibril his attendant, the Buraq his mount, the ascension his journey, the Lote Tree of the Furthest Boundary his station, and the nearness of "two bow-lengths" his sought end — what was sought became his purpose, and what was purposed, he attained. Master of the messengers, seal of the prophets, intercessor for sinners, companion of the estranged, a mercy to all the worlds, the comfort of the devoted, the longing of the yearning, the sun of those who know, the torch of those upon the path, the lamp of those drawn near, lover of the poor, the strangers and the destitute. Master of the two weighty creations, prophet of the two Sanctuaries, leader of the two directions of prayer, our means in both abodes, possessor of "two bow-lengths," beloved of the Lord of the two Easts and the two Wests, grandfather of Hasan and Hussain, our master and master of mankind and jinn, Abul Qasim, Muhammad son of Abdullah, a light from the Light of Allah. O you who yearn for the light of his beauty — send blessings upon him, upon his family and his companions, and grant him abundant peace.
Traditional salawat — reproduced here for recitation, not part of the printed Sijra
The heart of this archive
Every line here is the line as printed. Select a name to open its detail.
یَا اللہ یَا مُحَمَّد
La'ilaha il'lalahu Wahada'hu La'Shariq'Lahu
Alif-Laam-Meem-Kaaf-Haa-Yaa-Kaaf-Haa · A'een-Saad-Alif-Laam-Raa-Taha-Ya'Seen · Haa-Meem-A'een-Seen-Qaaf-Noon-Saad
Hu Al'lazi La'ilaha il'lal'lahu, Hu Aalim'ul'Gaib wa shahadat-e-Hu'Ar'Raheman'nur'Raheem
Ba'Sil'silah Shijrah Qadriya Aaliya
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Only the figures whose dates are documented in the existing record are placed on this timeline. Names without a verified date are part of the Shijra above, but are not shown here.
About this archive
Printed Sijra sheets are folded, carried, and read until they wear through. This site exists so that one such sheet — the Sijra Qadriya Jalanavi — can be read on any screen without losing a single word of what it says.
The names, their order, the honorifics and the closing formulae all come from the document itself. Dates, places and written accounts come from research, and are marked as such on screen.
Where no reliable published record of a figure could be found, the fields are left deliberately empty rather than filled with guesswork. They can be completed once the family verifies them.
Museum record
A map awaiting verified points
This map will plot the locations connected with the Silsila once each location carries a verified coordinate. It is shown here in a disabled, placeholder state so that no location is guessed at.
Heritage
Domes, gateways, courtyards and calligraphy. Select any plate to view it larger.
یَا اللہ یَا مُحَمَّد
La'ilaha il'lalahu Wahada'hu La'Shariq'Lahu
Alif-Laam-Meem-Kaaf-Haa-Yaa-Kaaf-Haa · A'een-Saad-Alif-Laam-Raa-Taha-Ya'Seen · Haa-Meem-A'een-Seen-Qaaf-Noon-Saad
Hu Al'lazi La'ilaha il'lal'lahu, Hu Aalim'ul'Gaib wa shahadat-e-Hu'Ar'Raheman'nur'Raheem
Ba'Sil'silah Shijrah Qadriya Aaliya
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