Shaykh Syed Abdul Qadir Al- Jeelani
Shaykh Syed Abdul Qadir Al- Jeelani (r.a) is the most popular Sufi saint in the Islamic world. Founder of Qadria Sufi order, an evangelistic preacher, and scholar, Al- jeelani was born on Ist Ramadan (470 A.H/ 1077A.D) in Jeelan (or Geelan), a district in Iran – giving his name a suffix Al - Jeelani or Geelani . Abdul Qadir Jeelani’s family was far-famed and pious with his father Abu Saleh Musa Jangi Dost , the decedent of Imam Hussein (A.s) and his mother Bibi Fatima , the decedent of Imam Hassan (A.s) . For this reason, Abdul Qadir Jeelani is known as Hasani Hussaini Syed . Reverently, he is known by many names like; Mehboob-e-Subhani, Gous-u-Saqalain, Gous-ul-Aezam etc. Al-Jeelani evinced the signs of being a friend of Allah (wali- ullah ) right from birth. Within a few weeks after his birth, news spread that the infant refuses to suck milk from pre-dawn until sunset, implying that a newborn child is observing the fast, as