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“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.

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. qadir gilani