Nasayeb is an advanced research tool for documenting lineages and tribes: we study the genealogies of historical figures through the lens of graphs and analysis, map the connections between them, document the manuscripts and artifacts tied to them, and open it all to the public.
Much of our history is preserved in books of lineage, biography and chronicle — but it’s scattered across sources, making the connections hard to trace. The idea is to represent the lineages of historical figures as a single graph, where every person is linked to those around them, so that what once required reading volumes becomes a map you can browse, analyze and search.
When lineages and connections are represented as a graph, they become analyzable: we trace the paths between figures, measure how close they are and how tangled their lineages become, and uncover patterns that are hard to see in fragmented text. A lens that combines the rigor of documentation with the power of graph analysis.
We don’t stop at the direct line of descent — we explore the full fabric of connections and interactions, and document everything tied to it.
Representing figures and their connections as a single graph that can hold the most complex lineages — and make them browsable and searchable.
Exploring and measuring the connections and interactions between figures with graph-analysis tools — to understand not just who they were, but how they were intertwined.
Documenting the manuscripts, artifacts and sources tied to each figure and linking them to the graph, so everything stays connected to its origin.
The historical trees are public, but building them is entrusted to those with the scholarly credentials. Researchers and historians collaborate to enrich and review them, so they stay trustworthy.
Researchers add figures and connections backed by their sources, so no piece of information is entered without an origin to trace it back to.
Additions pass through review by specialists, and differing accounts are documented side by side rather than imposing a single view.
The trees and everything tied to them are opened to the public for everyone to browse and search, turning the researchers’ effort into an open reference that serves anyone interested in their history.
When lineages and the history of connections between figures are represented in a single graph linked to its sources, we protect memory from loss and distortion, and let every researcher and enthusiast understand history with a clarity that wasn’t possible when it lay scattered across volumes. This is a natural extension of Nasayeb’s mission: preserving lineage and memory — for the family, and for history alike.
Explore the genealogy of the Prophet Muhammad ﵌ on the platform: over 1,200 individuals with their lineages, kinship ties, and source-backed profiles, to see what historical documentation looks like in Nasayeb.
Explore the Prophetic Tree