Grave of Isa ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

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About Grave of Isa ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Isa was a son of Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani and studied law and the other sciences with his father in Baghdad. After his father's passing he lived for a time in Damascus and then settled in Egypt, where he preached, taught and gave fatwas, and trained many Egyptian students. He wrote Jawahir al-Asrar wa Lata'if al-Anwar on Sufism and passed away in 573 AH; the historian Ibn al-Najjar recorded reading his tombstone in the Qarafa. His shrine stands among the lanes of the Qarafa in al-Khalifa. Visitors say it lies a short walk from the map pin, so it is worth asking in the cemetery for the maqam of Sidi Isa.

Key facts

Name

Grave of Isa ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Type

Other Places

City

Cairo

Country

Egypt

Coordinates

30.0156678, 31.2648287

Last updated

2026-10-24