Abdul-Qadir Gilani
| Abdu'l-Qadir Gilani | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Muhiyuddin Abu Muhammad Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani al-Hasani wa'l-Husayni |
| Born | 1 Ramadan 470 AH or Saturday March 17, 1078 |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Birthplace | Gilan, Persia |
| Died | 11th Rabi' al-thani 561 AH ≈ Monday, February 14, 1166 CE |
| Place of burial | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Father | Abu Salih Musa al-Hasani |
| Son(s) | • Abdul-Razzaq Gilani • Saifuddin • Sharfuddin • Abu Bakr • Sirajuddin • Yahya • Musa • Muhammad • Ibrahim • Abdullah • Abdul Wahhab Gilani • Abu Naser Musa |
| Descendants | Sheikh |
| Other Titles | • Sheikh ("Leader") • Abdul Qadir ("Servant of the All-Powerful") • Al-Jilani ("One Who Is from Gilan") • Muhyi’d-Din ("Reviver of the Religion") • Abu Muhammad ("Father of Muhammad") • Al-Ghawth al-A'zam • ("The Supreme Helper") • Sultan al-Awliya ("The King of the Saints") • al-Hasani wa'l-Husayni ("descendant of Hasan and Husayn ibn Ali) |
Abd al-Qadir Gilani or Kilani (Persian: عبدالقادر گیلانی, Arabic: عبدالقادر الجيلاني, Turkish: Abdülkâdir Geylânî, Kurdish: Evdilqadirê Geylanî, Central Kurdish: عهبدوالقادری گهیلانی,), born 29 Shaban 470 AH in the town of Na'if, district of Gilan-e Gharb, Gilan, Iran and died Monday, February 14, 1166 (11 Rabi' al-thani 561 AH), in Baghdad, (1077–1166 CE), was a PersianHanbali Sunni jurist and sufi based in Baghdad. The Qadiriyya is the tariqa (Sufi order) founded by him and takes its name from him.
Al-Gilani was born around 1077 in Gilan of Persia. He was born in Gilan (Iran), a historic village near the towns 40 kilometers south of Baghdad, as evidenced by historical studies and academic Kilanyia adopted by a family in Baghdad.
Gilani is granted the title Sayyid to indicate his descent from Muhammad. The name Muhiyudin describes him as a "reviver of religion". Gilan (Arabic al-Jilani) refers to his place of birth, Gilan. However, Gilani also carried the epithet Baghdadi. referring to his residence and burial in Baghdad. He is also called al-Hasani wa'l-Husayni, which indicates a claim to lineal descent from both Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, the sons of Ali and grandsons of Muhammad.
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