The brightest stars of our sky still carry Arabic names, given by the astronomers of the Muslim golden age. Here the lineage itself becomes a constellation: forty-three links descending the heavens from Adam (A.S.) to the Seal of the Prophets ﷺ — then branching into the cluster of the Ahl al-Bayt. Select any star to open its record.
Earlier scriptureAuthenticatedHistorical record prophet
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✦ Plate I ✦
From Adam to Isma'il
من آدم إلى إسماعيل
Twenty-one generations preserved largely through earlier scripture — Ibn Kathir records this chain in al-Bidayah wa'l-Nihayah, noting that names and their count vary between accounts.
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✦ Uncharted ✦
Between Isma'il and Adnan
A region of the sky left deliberately unmapped: the generations exist by consensus, but their names were not reliably preserved — the Prophet ﷺ is reported to have stopped at Adnan.
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✦ Plate II ✦
From Adnan to Muhammad ﷺ
من عدنان إلى محمد ﷺ
The authenticated chain — recorded by Imam al-Bukhari in his Sahih and affirmed by the consensus of the genealogists.
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✦ Plate III · the cluster ✦
The descendants — Ahl al-Bayt
أهل البيت
The Prophet's ﷺ children, and the line that continues through Fatimah az-Zahra (R.A.). Drag the cluster to pan, pinch or Ctrl + scroll to zoom — and select any star for its record.
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✦ Plate IV ✦
The house of 'Abd al-Muttalib
The Prophet's ﷺ uncles and cousins. 'Ali's children with Fatimah shine in her cluster above — open his star to traverse there.
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