There, he pursued the study of Hanbali law, a more traditional sunni jurisprudence (Fiqh). At the age of eighteen, he went to Baghdad to seek knowledge and guidance. Gilani spent his early life in a small village called Gilan, in Iran, which was also the town of his birth. Hazrat Shaykh Sayyid Abdul Kadir Gilani (RA)” “Ask your Lord for a physician who can treat the illnesses of your hearts, a healer who can heal you, a guide who can guide you and take you by the hand. His father taught him the Qu’ran and then Gilani (RA) went on to learn more about Allah.Īt the age of 11, Gilani’s (RA) father passed away and after many years, when his mother was around 78 years old – when she needed the support from her son the most, Gillani (RA), with her blessing, went to Baghdad to learn more. He was respected as a saint by the people of his day, and was known as Jangi Dost “who loves God”. Gilani’s (RA) father, Hazrat Abu Salih Musa al Husayni was from Sayyid lineage and his mother’s name was bibi Ummul Khair Fatima. ![]() Founder of the Qadiriyya tariqa (Sufi order) of Sufism, Muhiyuddin Abu Muhammad Abdul Qadir Gilani al Hasani wa’l Husayni was a persian sunni muslim, who was born in Sha’ban 420 AH, around 1077, in Baghdad.
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