Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani

Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
Arabic: ٱلْحَضْرَة ٱلْقَادِرِيَّة, romanizedAl-Ḥaḍrat Al-Qādiriyyah
Persian: مزار غوث, romanizedMazār Ghous
The mausoleum complex in 2016
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
RiteQadiriyya Sufi
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and shrine
StatusActive
Location
LocationAl-Rusafah, Baghdad, Iraq[1][2]
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani is located in Baghdad
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
Location in Baghdad
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani is located in Iraq
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani (Iraq)
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani is located in Middle East
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani (Middle East)
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani is located in Asia
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani (Asia)
Geographic coordinates33°20′11.22″N 44°24′28.76″E / 33.3364500°N 44.4079889°E / 33.3364500; 44.4079889
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
Specifications
Minaret(s)2
Shrine(s)2

The Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani, also known as Al-Ḥaḍrat Al-Qādiriyyah (Arabic: ٱلْحَضْرَة ٱلْقَادِرِيَّة) or Mazār Ghous (Persian: مزار غوث), is an Islamic religious complex dedicated to Abdul Qadir Gilani, the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order, located in Baghdad, Iraq. Its surrounding square is named Kilani Square. The complex consists of the mosque, mausoleum, and the library known as Qadiriyya Library, which houses rare old works related to Islamic Studies.[1][2] The son of the entombed scholar, Abdul Razzaq Gilani, is also buried there.

  1. ^ a b Alwan, Walid Abdulamir (May–June 2005). Al-Salami, Fadel Abbas (photographer) (ed.). "The Qadirya Mausoleum, Shrine of a famous sufi leader" (PDF). Islamic Tourism (17). Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. ^ a b "Jilani Shrine the Sufi Heart of Baghdad". The Express Tribune. 2015-03-22. Retrieved 2017-12-25.