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Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (470–561 AH / 1077–1166) came to Baghdad from Gilan as a young man to study and became the city's most famous preacher and a…
Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (470–561 AH / 1077–1166) came to Baghdad from Gilan as a young man to study and became the city's most famous preacher and a leading Hanbali jurist. He took over the madrasa of his teacher Abu Sa'd al-Mukharrimi at Bab al-Azaj, and the Qadiri order, one of the most widespread Sufi orders in the world, is named after him. His teachings survive in works such as al-Ghunya and Futuh al-Ghayb. He is buried in his madrasa, now a large complex in the Bab al-Shaykh quarter with a mosque, a library and a great dome. The dome was rebuilt by the Ottoman sultan Suleiman after the shrine was damaged in 1508. Visitors come from across the world, especially from South Asia, and the complex is busiest during Ramadan.