Abdul Qadir Jilani (Pakistani scholar)

Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani
الشيخ سيد عبد القادر الجيلاني
Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani in 2011
TitleMufakkir al-Islam
Personal
Born14 December 1935 (1935-12-14) (age 88)
ReligionIslam
EraModern
RegionSouth Asia
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedSunni
Main interest(s)Theology, jurisprudence, Sufism
Websitejilanimedia.com
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Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani (Persian: عبد القادر گیلانی, Urdu: عبد القادر گیلانی Abdolqāder Gilāni) is a Sunni scholar and jurist. He was born on December 14, 1935 (Ramadan, 1354 AH) in a village called Sandhu Sayyidan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He was born to Walayat Ali Shah Gilani and is a descendant of Abdul Qadir Gilani. Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani is also a descendant of Hasan ibn Ali.[1] He is based in Walthamstow, East London.

  1. ^ "Traditional Sunni Islam". JilaniMedia.com. Retrieved 27 March 2010.