ðɪs tʃˈeɪn lˈɪŋks ˈɛvɹi pɹˈiːviəs sˈuːfi ʃˈeɪk, ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli kæn biː tɹˈeɪst bˈæk tə ðə səksˈɛsɚz, ænd ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ tˈaɪmz tə ðə pɹˈɑːfɪt hɪmsˈɛlf.
This chain links every previous Sufi sheik, and eventually can be traced back to the Successors, and in later times to the Prophet himself.