Nasab and names
The chain of fathers ("bin" and "binti"), kunya, laqab and nisba, Marhoom and Marhooma, and an interactive tree, fan chart and descendants view.
A family tree for Muslim families
Your family's lineage, kept the Islamic way.
A private home for your whole family: every relative in their place, nasab traced through the generations, elders' stories written down before they're lost, and those who have passed away remembered in du'a.
تَعَلَّمُوا مِنْ أَنْسَابِكُمْ مَا تَصِلُونَ بِهِ أَرْحَامَكُمْ
“Learn enough of your lineage to keep your ties of kinship.”
Our name comes from this hadith: ansab, lineages, and the reason to know them, keeping family close.
What's inside
Everything a family tree does, and what ours were missing
Built first for one large family across Sri Lanka and abroad, and now opening to others.
Hijri and Gregorian dates
Every date shown in both calendars, and entered in either. Islamic milestones too: aqiqah, hifz, Hajj, Umrah, shahada.
Mahram finder
Who is mahram to whom, by blood, by marriage and by milk kinship, worked out from the tree. Kafala is kept apart from lineage, as it should be.
Inheritance and wasiyyah
An estimate of the fara'id shares from the relatives in the tree, and a draft Islamic will to take to a lawyer and a scholar.
Remember them in du'a
A page for those who have passed away, with burial places, sadaqah jariyah in their name, and Qur'anic du'as for parents and the departed.
Memories and "Ask the elders"
Relatives share stories of those they loved. Elders' profiles suggest questions to ask them, so their memories are written down while they're with us.
The family's legacy
The family's huffaz, scholars and hujjaj in one place, a printable family book generation by generation, and the family in numbers.
Private, and modest
Only the family you invite can see your tree. Photos can be limited to women and mahram relatives, and relatives can view without being able to edit.
Bring what you already have
Import from Ancestry and other sites (GEDCOM), or from the Sri Lanka Genealogy Website's family registers. Download it all again whenever you like.
How it works
Start with what you know. The family fills in the rest.
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Start your family
Add yourself, your parents and grandparents, or import a tree you already have.
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Invite relatives
Share a link on the family WhatsApp group. Each person finds themselves in the tree, and every page shows them how they're related.
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Grow it together
Relatives suggest corrections, add photos and memories, and answer the elders' questions, while editors keep it accurate.
Our first families
Starting with Sri Lankan Muslim families, at home and abroad
Moor, Malay and Memon families whose relatives are now spread from Colombo and Kandy to London, Dubai, Melbourne and Toronto. The pilot is small and personal: we'll help you set up your tree and listen to what your family needs.
- Names as Sri Lankan Muslim families use them: initials, titles and fathers' names.
- Family registers from the Sri Lanka Genealogy Website can be brought straight in.
- English to start, with more languages to follow.
وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالْأَرْحَامَ
“Be mindful of Allah, in whose name you ask of one another, and of the ties of kinship.”
Join the pilot
Be one of our first families
We're opening Al-Ansab to a small number of families first. Tell us a little about yours and we'll be in touch.
- Free during the pilot, and a free plan afterwards for most families.
- We help you import what you already have.
- Your family's details stay private to your family.
A note on the Islamic tools. The mahram finder, inheritance estimate and will draft follow established rulings and the relatives recorded in your tree. They are guidance to help families plan, not fatwas. Please confirm inheritance shares, mahram questions and wills with a qualified scholar, and have a will formalised by a lawyer.