Islamopedia — The Sīra and early Islamic history, mapped

Building the network…

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Networks & Lineages

الشبكات والأنساب

Explore the links between figures of Islamic history: filiations, marital alliances and chains of knowledge transmission.

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Filiation link

Marital link

Knowledge transmission

Generations

Ancestors

Sahaba (Companions)

Tabi'un

Taba' Tabi'un

Use cases · coming soon

Family tree

Visualize the filiations and family lines of historical figures.

Chain of transmission (isnād)

Trace the chain of transmission of a hadith from one narrator to the next.

Relationship network

Explore links between figures: masters, students, allies, adversaries.

Dynastic tree

Visualize the succession of caliphs and sultans within a dynasty.

Click a node to highlight its lineage.