Abdul Qadir Gilani
Muslim preacher, mystic and theologian (1078–1166) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abdul Qadir Gilani (Arabic: عبد القادر الجيلاني, Persian: عبدالقادر گیلانی) was a Hanbali scholar, preacher, and Sufi leader who was the eponym of the Qadiriyya, one of the oldest Sufi orders.[1]
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Abdul Qadir Gilani | |
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Born | 1077 or 1078 |
Died | 1166 |
Resting place | Baghdad, Iraq |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Children | Abdul Razzaq Jilani |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
Creed | Athari |
Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Sufism |
Tariqa | Qadiriyya (founder) |
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He was born in 1077 or 1078 in the town of Na'if, Rezvanshahr in Gilan, Persia, and died in 1166 in Baghdad.[2][3]