Abdul Qadir Gilani
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.
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Imaginary depiction of Abdul Qadir Gilani. Created in Mughal India in c. 1680 | |
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| Born | 1077 or 1078 Gilan, Seljuk Empire |
| 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.
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