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A thread on the life and achievements of Muhiyudin Sayyid Abdul Qadir Jillani RadiAllah who served Islam infinitely as the Reviver (Mujadid) of the 11th Century!

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"One day, on the eve of Eid al-Adhā, I went to my mother, who was then a widow and..
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truthful, whatever happened. She sent me off with these words:
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I (AbdulQadir) joined a small caravan going to Baghdad. As we left behind the city...
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One of these came to me and asked, 'Young man, what possessions do you have?' I told him that I had 40 pieces of gold. He said, 'Where?' I told him, 'Under my armpit'.
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Then he asked me in amazement, When your money was safe, what compelled you to insist on telling us that you had it and where it was hidden?'
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All 60 of them held my hand and repented and changed their ways. Those sixty are the first who took my hand & found forgiveness for their sins.
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Source: Al Sirr Al Asrar (Secrets of the Secrets) by Abdul Qadir Jillani
One of his many titles is ‘Al-Hasani wal Husseini’ because he was blessed with direct lineage to the Holy Prophet ﷺ...
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“A spiritual teacher is not a true teacher unless he possesses 12 qualities. Two of these qualities are from the attributes of Allah.
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My flesh screamed, 'I am hungry, I am hungry!' My ego whispered, 'Your promise is fulfilled. Why don't you eat?'
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'Please come to my school at Bāb al-'Azj,' he asked. I did not answer, but inwardly I said,
divine order.' Not long after Khidr came to me and told me, "Go and join Abu Sa'īd'. When I received the order, I went to Baghdad, to the school of Abu Sa'id, and found him waiting for me at the gate. 'I begged you to come!' he said.
me.
Sheikh was as devoted as a father to all his tens of thousands of followers. He knew them by name, and cared for their worldly and spiritual affairs.
1. Futuh al-Ghaib (Revelations of the Unseen) - 78 discourses, fairly short but very powerful.
2. Al-Fath ar-Rabbani (The Sublime Revelation) - 62 discourses given in Ribaat and Madrasa in Baghdad AH 545-546.
4. Kitab Sirr al-Asrar wa Mazhar al-Anwar (The Book of the Secret of Secrets and the Manifestation of Lights)
6. Al-Ghunya li-Talibi Tariq al-Haqq (Sufficient Provision for Seekers of the Path of Truth) - also known in the Indian sub-continent as Al-Ghunya li-Talibin. These five...
Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (ra) passed away in 561 AH (1166 AD), at the age of ninety-one.
آستان ہے یہ کس شاہے ذیشان کا مرحبا مرحبا۔۔۔

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