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• Syed Abul Fath Sulaiman Jilani
|label13= Khalifa |data13= Abdus Salam Jilani |label14= Other Titles

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Shaikh Syed Abdul Wahhab Jilani ;[3] Sultan-ul-Faqr IV Abu Bakr Taj-ud-Din Shaikh Syed Abdul Razzaq Jilani (born 18 Zil Qa’dah, 528 Hijri) in the Baghdad, Iraq, died 6 Shawwal 603 AH (Saturday 7 May 1207 C.E), in Baghdad,[4] (1133–1207 CE), was a Persian[5] Hanbali Sunni jurist and Sufi based in Baghdad. He is the son and the spiritual heir of the head of all saints, Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order.[6]

Birth edit

Sayyid Saifuddin Abdul Wahhab Jilani was born on 18th of Shaaban 522 H (1127 CE) in Baghdad. His father Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani was is reckoned as a great Sufi and Islamic Scholar[7] who was both a Hasani and Hussaini Sayyid i.e. his maternal and paternal ancestry met Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn the sons of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (cousin of Mohammad) and Fatimah(the daughter of Mohammad).

Genealogy edit

Sayyid Abdul Wahhab Jilani was a direct descendent of Islamic Prophet Muhammad and his genealogy is recorded as

  1. Hazrat Muhammad
  2. Imam Ali al Murtaza
  3. Imam Hasan al Mujtaba
  4. Hasan al Muthanna
  5. Abdullah al Kamil
  6. Musa al Jawn
  7. Abdullah al Saleh
  8. Musa al Thani
  9. Daud al Ameer
  10. Muhammad al Madni
  11. Yahya al Zahid
  12. Abdullah al Jilli
  13. Abu Saleh Musa
  14. Abdul Qadir Jilani
  15. Abdul Wahhab JilaniCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). He was known for his abstinence and renunciation sending most of his time in prayers and dhikr. He only met people to preach turning many devotees into notable scholars and mystics.


Offspring edit

The author of Tufha e Qadiriyya Shaykh Abu ul Muali Qadri wrote that he had four sons

  1. Sayyid Safiuddin Abdus Sallam
  2. Sayyid Abul Fath Sulaiman
  3. Sayyid Muhammad Faruq
  4. Sayyid Alauddin Ali[8]

Spiritual Sufi Order edit

The founder of the Qadiriyya, Abdul Qadir Jilani, was a respected scholar and preacher.[9] Having been a pupil at the school (madrasa) of Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi he became the leader of this school after his death in 1119 CE. Being the new shaykh, he and his large family lived comfortably in the madrasa until his death in 1166, when his son, Abdul Wahhab, succeeded his father as the Head of the Qadiriyya Sufi Order. The Qadiriyya flourished gradually and remained an influential Sunni institution. By the end of the fifteenth century the Qadiriyya had distinct branches and had spread to Morocco, Spain, Turkey, India, Ethiopia, Somalia, and present-day Mali. It gained popularity and is perhaps the most notable order in the Sufi world due to its later widespread in the subcontinent.[10]

In the Indian subcontinent, Muhammad Qadiri is held responsible for spreading his Qadiriyya order. His method of spreading the teachings of the Sufi doctrine of Faqr through his poetry and through his writings. He granted the method of Dhikr and stressed that the way to reach Divinity is not through asceticism or excessive or lengthy prayers but it is selfless love carved out of annihilation in Allah called Divine Love.[11][12]

Spiritual Lineage edit

The saintly lineage of Faqr reaches Syed Abdul Wahhab Jilani in the following order:[13]

  1. Muhammad Sall Allahu Alayhi Wa alihi Wasallam
  2. 'Alī bin Abī Ṭālib
  3. al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī
  4. Habib al Ajami
  5. Dawud Tai
  6. Maruf Karkhi
  7. Sirri Saqti
  8. Junaid Baghdadi
  9. Abu Bakr Shibli
  10. Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad Yemeni Tamimi
  11. Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi
  12. Mohammad Yousaf Abu al-Farah Tartusi
  13. Abu-al-Hassan Ali Bin Mohammad Qureshi Hankari
  14. Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi
  15. Abdul Qadir Jilani
  16. Shaikh Syed Abdul Wahhab Jilani

[14] [15]

Death and Shrine edit

 
Mosul, Iraq

His death date is mostly noted to be 25 Shawwal 593 AH. His shrine is besides the shrine of Abdul Qadir jilani near Baab e Izg in Baghdad. He passed away on a Saturday, the 25th of Shawwal 593 A.H.( some books mentioned 595 H, 1198 A.D) in the city of Baghdad. His soul departed on 25th Shawwal at Baghdad in 593 A.H. A large crowd attended his funeral prayers. Which were held also in many other places in Baghdad.[16] [17]

 
Baghdad


References edit

  1. ^ John Renard, The A to Z of Sufism. p 142. ISBN 081086343X
  2. ^ Juan Eduardo Campo, Encyclopedia of Islam, p. 288. ISBN 1438126964
  3. ^ "Names".
  4. ^ The works of Shaykh Umar Eli of Somalia of al-Tariqat al-Qadiriyyah.
  5. ^ W. Braune, Abd al-Kadir al-Djilani, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. I, ed. H.A.R Gibb, J.H.Kramers, E. Levi-Provencal, J. Schacht, (Brill, 1986), 69.
  6. ^ Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman, Hazrat Sakhi Sultan. Wives and children of Ghaus-ul-Azam (The life and teachings of Syedna Ghaus-ul-Azam). Sultan ul Faqr Publications Regd. p. 119. ISBN 9789699795060.
  7. ^ "'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani". Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak – Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 2010. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
  8. ^ Tuhfa e Qadiriyya by Abul Muali Qadri
  9. ^ Omer Tarin, Hazrat Ghaus e Azam Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani sahib, RA: Aqeedat o Salam, Urdu monograph, Lahore, 1996
  10. ^ Hazrat Sakhi Sultan, Mohammad Najib ur Rehman. Spiritual Guides of the Sarwari Qadri Order. Sultan ul Faqr Publications Regd. ISBN 9789699795077.
  11. ^ Hazrat Sakhi Sultan, Mohammad Najib ur Rehman. Spread of Qadri Order in the subcontinent as Sarwari Qadri. Sultan ul Faqr Publications Regd. ISBN 9789699795183.
  12. ^ Sarwari Qadiri Order. India: General Books LLC. ISBN 9781158473861.
  13. ^ Sult̤ān Bāhū (1998). Death Before Dying: The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-92046-0.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Abdul Razzaq Al-Kailani 119 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Hazrat Sakhi Sult̤ān Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehmān. Sultan Bahoo: The Life and Teachings. Sultan-ul-Faqr Publications. ISBN 978-9-699-79518-3.
  16. ^ "Shrine of Syed Abdul Razzaq Jilani".
  17. ^ Ilmi Encyclopedia of General Knowledge, pg 427. Zāhid Ḥusain Anjum, Ilmi Kitab Khana, original from the University of Virginia, " Abdur Razzaq Gilani Syed, Hazrat ( —978 A.H.). He was the son of Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani Sani, his Mazar is situated in Uch Sharif. Abdur Razzaq Qadiri Shah, ...."

Further reading edit

Category:Arabic honorific title Category:Iraqi religious leaders Category:Sufi religious leaders Category:Hanbalis Category:1128 births Category:1197 deaths Category:Iranian emigrants to Iraq Category:People from Gilan Province Category:Hashemite people Category:Sufi saints

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