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Two sacred transmissions tracing back fourteen centuries to Rasulullah^ﷺ

Nasab

Silsilah

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Nasab — BloodlineSilsilah — Spiritual Chain

Two Paths, One Origin

The Foundation traces two distinct transmissions back to the Prophet Muhammad^ﷺ. The Nasab (biological bloodline) descends through Sayyidah Fatimah^(SA) and Imam Hussain^(AS), spanning 39 generations of direct ancestry.

The Naqshbandi Silsilah (spiritual chain) transmits through Sayyiduna Abu Bakr^(RA) and the Golden Chain of 34 masters. These two paths intersect at Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq and converge at the Founder.

Common Origin

Rasul Akram wa Nabi Mu’azzam

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa^ﷺ

Nasab

Silsilah

Nasab

Bloodline

Silsilah

Spiritual Chain

Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra^(SA)

+ Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS)

Imam Hussain ibn ‘Ali^(AS)1

Martyr of Karbala

Imam ‘Ali Zain al-‘Abideen^(AS)2

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir^(AS)3

Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq^(AS)4 · Pos 5

Both paths converge

+ 19 generations

Syedna Meeraan Muhammad Yahya Shah^(RA)5

+ 12 generations

Hazrat Pir Syed Walayat Ali Shah^(RA)6 · Pos 35

Naqshbandi Jamati Mujaddidi

Both paths converge

Hafiz Pir Syed Abdul Hameed Shah Tirmezi^(RA)7

Pir Syed Ahmad Hussain Shah Tirmezi^(RA)8

Founder of Shah Walayat Foundation

2Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq^(RA)

Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen

3Hazrat Salman Farsi^(RA)

4Hazrat Qasim bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Siddiq^(RA)

5 · Gen 4Sayyiduna Hazrat Ja’far Sadiq^(RA)

Both paths converge

6Hazrat Khwaja Bayazid Bistami^(RA)

7Hazrat Khwaja Abul Hasan Kharqani^(RA)

8Hazrat Boo Ali Faarmadi^(RA)

9Hazrat Khwaja Abu Yusuf Hamadani^(RA)

10Hazrat Khwaja Abdul Khaliq Ghujdawani^(RA)

11Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad ‘Arif Riwgari^(RA)

12Hazrat Khwaja Mahmud Anjir Faghnawi^(RA)

13Hazrat Khwaja ‘Azizan ‘Ali Ramitni^(RA)

14Hazrat Baba Samasi^(RA)

15Hazrat Khwaja Amir Kalal^(RA)

16Hazrat Khwaja Baha’uddin Bukhari^(RA)

Naqshband Awwal

17Hazrat Khwaja ‘Ala’uddin ‘Attar^(RA)

18Hazrat Mawlana Ya’qub Charkhi^(RA)

19Hazrat Khwaja Ubaidullah Ahrar^(RA)

20Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Zahid Khashi^(RA)

21Hazrat Khwaja Darwesh^(RA)

22Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Muqtada Amkangi^(RA)

23Hazrat Muhammad Baqi Billah^(RA)

Quddisa Sirruh

24Hazrat Mujaddid Alf Thani – Shaykh Ahmad Faruqi Sirhindi^(RA)

25Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Ma’soom^(RA)

‘Urwat-ul-Wuthqa

26Hazrat Khwaja Hujjat Allah Naqshband Thani^(RA)

27Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Zubair^(RA)

28Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin Haider^(RA)

29Hazrat Hafiz Jamal Allah^(RA)

30Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad ‘Isa^(RA)

31Hazrat Baba Faizullah Terahi^(RA)

32Hazrat Khwaja Noor Muhammad Terahi^(RA)

33Hazrat Baba Faqir Muhammad Churahi^(RA)

34Hazrat Ameeremillat Qibla-e-Aalam, Mujaddid-e-Dauran Pir Syed Jamat Ali Shah Muhaddis Alipuri^(RA)

35 · Gen 37Pir Syed Walayat Ali Shah^(RA)

Gujrati

Both paths converge

35Hazrat Pir Syed Afzal Hussain Shah Jamati^(RA)

Grandson of Syed Jamaat ‘Ali Shah

Spiritual Transmission to Founder

Via Syed Jamaat ‘Ali Shah^(RA) and Hazrat Pir Syed Afzal Hussain Shah Jamati^(RA)

Nasab

Silsilah

Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra^(SA)

+ Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS)

2Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq^(RA)

Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen

Imam Hussain ibn ‘Ali^(AS)1

Martyr of Karbala

3Hazrat Salman Farsi^(RA)

Imam ‘Ali Zain al-‘Abideen^(AS)2

4Hazrat Qasim bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Siddiq^(RA)

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir^(AS)3

Gen 4·Pos 5

Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq^(AS)

First Intersection

+ 19 generations

6Hazrat Khwaja Bayazid Bistami^(RA)

Syedna Meeraan Muhammad Yahya Shah^(RA)5

7Hazrat Khwaja Abul Hasan Kharqani^(RA)

+ 12 generations

8Hazrat Boo Ali Faarmadi^(RA)

9Hazrat Khwaja Abu Yusuf Hamadani^(RA)

10Hazrat Khwaja Abdul Khaliq Ghujdawani^(RA)

11Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad ‘Arif Riwgari^(RA)

12Hazrat Khwaja Mahmud Anjir Faghnawi^(RA)

13Hazrat Khwaja ‘Azizan ‘Ali Ramitni^(RA)

14Hazrat Baba Samasi^(RA)

15Hazrat Khwaja Amir Kalal^(RA)

16Hazrat Khwaja Baha’uddin Bukhari^(RA)

Naqshband Awwal

17Hazrat Khwaja ‘Ala’uddin ‘Attar^(RA)

18Hazrat Mawlana Ya’qub Charkhi^(RA)

19Hazrat Khwaja Ubaidullah Ahrar^(RA)

20Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Zahid Khashi^(RA)

21Hazrat Khwaja Darwesh^(RA)

22Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Muqtada Amkangi^(RA)

23Hazrat Muhammad Baqi Billah^(RA)

Quddisa Sirruh

24Hazrat Mujaddid Alf Thani – Shaykh Ahmad Faruqi Sirhindi^(RA)

25Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Ma’soom^(RA)

‘Urwat-ul-Wuthqa

26Hazrat Khwaja Hujjat Allah Naqshband Thani^(RA)

27Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Zubair^(RA)

28Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin Haider^(RA)

29Hazrat Hafiz Jamal Allah^(RA)

30Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad ‘Isa^(RA)

31Hazrat Baba Faizullah Terahi^(RA)

32Hazrat Khwaja Noor Muhammad Terahi^(RA)

33Hazrat Baba Faqir Muhammad Churahi^(RA)

34Hazrat Ameeremillat Qibla-e-Aalam, Mujaddid-e-Dauran Pir Syed Jamat Ali Shah Muhaddis Alipuri^(RA)

Gen 6·Pos 35

Hazrat Pir Syed Walayat Ali Shah^(RA)

Second Intersection

Hafiz Pir Syed Abdul Hameed Shah Tirmezi^(RA)7

35Hazrat Pir Syed Afzal Hussain Shah Jamati^(RA)

Grandson of Syed Jamaat ‘Ali Shah

Spiritual Transmission

Via Syed Jamaat ‘Ali Shah^(RA) and Hazrat Pir Syed Afzal Hussain Shah Jamati^(RA)

Nasab

Silsilah

Convergence

39th Generation36th in Silsilah

Pir Syed Ahmad Hussain Shah Tirmezi^(RA)

Founder of Shah Walayat Foundation

Biological Descent

39 Generations to Rasulullah^ﷺ

Through Imam Hussain^(AS) and Sayyidah Fatimah^(SA)

Spiritual Transmission

Naqshbandi Silsilah

Via Syed Jamaat ‘Ali Shah^(RA) and Hazrat Pir Syed Afzal Hussain Shah Jamati^(RA)

Present Continuity

The Living Legacy

Hafiz Syed Muhammad Haider Tirmezi

Chairman, Shah Walayat Foundation

Gen 40Pos 37

Syed Muhammad Hasanaat Tirmezi

Secretary General, Shah Walayat Foundation

Gen 40Pos 37

This lineage is documented in the printed Shajarah and Shajrah Tayyibah of the Foundation. All names and honorifics follow the authoritative printed records.