Abdul-Qadir Gilani
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Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (Persian/Urdu: عبد القادرگیلانی, Arabic: عبد القادر الجيلانى) (also spelled Abdelkader, Abdul Qadir, Abdul Khadir - Jilani, Jeelani, Jilali, Gailani, Gillani, Gilani) (1077 - 1166) was a noted Sunni Hanbali preacher, Sufi sheikh and the figurehead of the Qadiri Sufi order. He was born during Ramadan in 1078, in the Persian province of Gilan (Iran) south of the Caspian Sea. It is also called Kilan, thus, Abdul-Qadir al-Kilani is also another of his names. Gilani belongs to the spiritual chain of Junayd Baghdadi. His contribution to thought in the Muslim world earned him the title al-Gauth al Azam (the "Supreme Helper")
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[edit] Biography
Raised by his mother and grandfather after his father's passing, Jilani was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from both of his parents - his father was descended from Hasan while his mother was descended from Husayn.[1][2][3] At the age of eighteen he went to Baghdad (1095), where he pursued the study of Hanbali law under several teachers. Abdul Qadir received lessons on Fiqh from Abu Said Ali al-Mukharrimi, Hadith from Abu-Bakar-bin-Muzaffar, and tafsir from the renowned commentator, Abu Muhammad Jafar.
In Sufism, his spiritual instructor was Shaikh Abu'l-Khair Hammad bin Muslim al-Dabbas. From him, he received his basic training, and with his help he set out on the spiritual journey.
After completion of education, Abdul Qadir Jilani abandoned the city of Baghdad, and spent twenty-five years as a wanderer in the desert regions of Iraq as a recluse.[4] He was over fifty years old by the time he returned to Baghdad in 1127, and began to preach in public. He moved into the school belonging to his old teacher al-Mukharrimii, there he engaged himself in teaching. Soon he became popular with his pupils. In the morning he taught hadith and tafsir, and in the afternoon held discourse on mysticism and the virtues of the Qur'an.
He busied himself for forty years in the service of Islam from 521 to 561 AH. During this period hundreds of people converted to Islam because of him and organized several teams to go abroad for missionary purposes. He arrived in Indian sub-continent in 1128, and stayed at Multan, Pakistan.
He died on Saturday night 1166 (8th Rabi' al-Awwal 561AH on the Islamic calendar) at the age of eighty-nine years, and was entombed in a shrine within his Madrassa in Baghdad. [5][6]
[edit] Acts & Miracles
It has been said that when al-Gauth al Azam went to Kurdistan and the people accepted him, a little boy was presented before him. And what Gauth al Azam did was stroke his head and said this boy will defend Islam. The Boy was Saladin Ayyubi the founder of Ayyubid dynasty a true ruler and defender
[edit] Works
Some of Jilani's more well known works include:
- Al-Ghunya li-talibi tariq al-haqq wa al-din (Sufficient Provision for Seekers of the Path of Truth and Religion)
- Al-Fath ar-Rabbani (The Sublime Revelation)
- Malfuzat (Utterances)
- Futuh al-Ghaib (Revelations of the Unseen)
- Jala' al-Khatir (The Removal of Care)
[edit] References
- ^ Abd Al-Qadir Al-Jilani, Purification of the Mind (Jila' Al-Khatir), Second Edition, (Luna Plena Publishing: 2008), p.v
- ^ Khondakar G. Mowla, The Election of Caliph/Khalifah and World Peace, 1 edition, (Universal Publishers: 1998), p.180
- ^ Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani
- ^ Abd-al-Haqq, Akbar, p.11
- ^ Majid 'Ursan al-Kilani, Nash'at al-Tariqat al-Qadiriyah
- ^ The Qadirya Shrine, Baghdad (PDF)
[edit] Bibliography
- Utterances of Shaikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jīlānī (Malfūzāt) / transl. from the Arabic by Muhtar Holland Malfūzāt
Author: Muhtar Holland (1935-) Year: 1994, Publisher: Kuala Lumpur : S. Abdul Majeed & Co, ISBN: 1-88221-603-2
- Fifteen letters, khamsata ashara maktūban / Shaikh Abd Al-Qādir Al-Jīlānī ; translated from the Persian into Arabic by Alī usāmu ́D-Dīn Al-Muttaqī ; and from Arabic into English by Muhtar Holland, Kamsata ašara maktūban
Author: ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-Malik al- Muttaqī al-Hindī (ca1480-1567); Muhtar Holland (1935-) Year: c1997 Edition: 1st ed Publisher: Hollywood, Fla : Al-Baz Pub ISBN: 1-88221-616-4
- The removal of cares = Jalā Al-Khawātir : a collection of forty-five discoures / Shaikh Abd Al-Qādir Al-Jīlānī ; transl. from the Arabic by Muhtar Holland
Jalā al-Khawātir Author: Muhtar Holland (1935-) Year: c1997 Publisher: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla : Al-Baz Pub Extent: xxiii, 308 p Size: 22 cm ISBN: 1-88221-613-X
- The Sultan of the saints : mystical life and teachings of Shaikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani / Muhammad Riaz Qadiri
Author: Muhammad Riyaz Qadiri Year: 2000, Publisher: Gujranwala : Abbasi Publications, Size: 22 cm, ISBN: 969-851016-8
- The sublime revelation = al-Fath ar-Rabbānī : a collection of sixty-two discourses / Abd al-Qādir al- Jīlānī ; transl. from the Arabic by Muhtar Holland, al-Fath al-Rabbānī
Year: 1998 Edition: 2nd ed, Publisher: Ft. Lauderdale : Al-Baz Publishing, ISBN: 1-88221-602-4
[edit] Al-Gilani family these days
There are many families like (Meer) family and (Habash) family. There are other families such as the Sufyan, Sofyan, Sufian, and Ali family aka Benee Hashim. Abdul Qadir Gilani's family also extends to Malka, Jordan where you will find his relations under the name of Malkawi and Kilani.The Royal Family of Jordan is also related to Abdul Qadir Gilani, the Hashemites.
[edit] See also
- Qadiriyyah
- List of Sufism related topics
- List of famous Sufis
- Sufism
- Sayyid
- Jeylani Said Haji Muzelle
[edit] External links
- Website regarding Sarwari Qadri Order (Hazrat Sultan Bahu R.A)
- Website regarding Shaykh Abdul-Qadri al-Gilani and his descendants.
- A complete website regarding Ghaus ul Azam and Gilani Syeds.
- Articles on mysticism of Ibn Arabi from Ibn Arabi Society
- Website dedicated to Shaikh Muhyi'din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani from www.al-baz.com
- A Site of Web Links About Ghouse Azam Dastagir rz.
- Most of Abdul Qadir Jilani's works
- Ghauth ul Azam
- [1][2][3] Excerpts/Books by Abdul Qadir Jilani
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