Abdul Qadir Gilani
Abdul Qadir Gilani عبد قادر گيلانی | |
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Portrait of Abdul Qadir Gilani. Created in Mughal India in c. 1680 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1077 or 1078 (1 Ramadan 470 AH) |
| Died | 1166 CE (11 Rabi' al-Thani 561 AH) |
| Resting place | Abdul Qadir Gilani Mosque, Baghdad |
| Children | Abdul Razzaq Gilani |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Sufism |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Ghunya |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Senior posting | |
| Disciple of | Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi |
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Abdul Qadir Gilani (c. 1077 or 1078 – c. 1166) was a Hanbali scholar, preacher, and Sufi mystic leader who was the eponym of the Qadiriyya, one of the oldest Sufi orders.
He was born in c. 1077 or 1078 in the town of Na'if, Rezvanshahr in Gilan, Persia, and died in 1166 in Baghdad. His epithet, Gilani refers to his place of birth, Gilan, while the epithet, Baghdadi, referring to his residence and burial in Baghdad.