His Name

Abdul Razzaq bin Abdul Qadir Al-Gilani

His Title

Taj Al-Din

His Kunya

Abu Bakr

His Birth

He was born in the year 528 AH in Baghdad.

His Children

Abu Saleh Nasr, famously known as Qadi Al-Qudat.

His Madhhab

He followed the Hanbali madhhab.

His Path

He followed the Qadiri path and succeeded his father in the leadership of the path.

His Residence

He resided in the Halba region, east of Baghdad.

His Life and Miracles

He was a great Sufi, ascetic, devout worshiper, and a pious man, highly dedicated to worship, refraining from people, and only emerging on Fridays. He loved narrating hadith, was respectful of students of knowledge, generous, virtuous, humble, and wise. He lived simply, patiently enduring poverty, and remained dignified and chaste in the path of the predecessors. He used to say that true Sufism is the essence of Tawhid (the oneness of God).

His Books

  • Jalaa Al-Khater
  • Al-Arba’un ‘An Arba’in Shaykh Fi Al-Hadith

His Passing

He passed away in the year 603 AH and was buried in Bab Harb.