Who He Was: Born in 1077 CE in Gilan, Persia (modern-day Iran), and died in 1166 CE in Baghdad, Shaikh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī is one of Islam’s most revered mystics. He is the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order , one of the oldest and most widespread spiritual traditions in the world.
“Follow the way of the Prophet in all your affairs. Do not rely on visions or inspirations. Rely only on the Quran and the Sunnah.” In Short: He is the archetype of the “sober Sufi”—a fierce jurist and a ecstatic saint combined. For millions, his name is recited in litanies ( wird ) as a means of inner purification and divine connection. qadir gilani