Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani

Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir al-Gilani
ٱلْحَضْرَة ٱلْقَادِرِيَّة
The mausoleum complex in 2016
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
RiteQadiriyya Sufi
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
StatusActive
Location
LocationAl-Rusafah, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate
CountryIraq
Location of the complex in Baghdad
Interactive map of Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir al-Gilani
Coordinates33°20′11″N 44°24′29″E / 33.33639°N 44.40806°E / 33.33639; 44.40806
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
Style
Completed
  • c. 1150s CE (madrasa)
  • 1535 (mosque and dome)
  • 17-20th centuries
    (expansion)
Specifications
DomeTwo
MinaretTwo
SpireOne: (clock tower)
ShrinesTwo:

The Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir al-Gilani (Arabic: ٱلْحَضْرَة ٱلْقَادِرِيَّة, romanizedAl-Ḥaḍrat Al-Qādiriyyah; Persian: مزار غوث, romanizedMazār Ghous), is a Sufi mausoleum, mosque, shrine and library complex, located in Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. The complex dedicated to Abdul Qadir al-Gilani, the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order and its surrounding square is named al-Khilani Square. The library, known as Qadiriyya Library, houses rare old works related to Islamic Studies. The son of the entombed scholar, Abdul Razzaq al-Gilani, is also buried there.