Matchless Character of Sayyidina Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani (R.A)
In every era, Allah Almighty sends His Awliya to the world for the guidance of mankind. They are role models for people to follow. Some of them have such a strong and powerful influence on the world that even after their apparent demise, the world remembers them and benefits from them. In this article, we are going to talk about the exemplary character of a similar personality who lived over a thousand years ago but his teachings, followers, disciples and admirers are still present to this day. We are, of course, talking about Muhyuddin Abu Muhammad Ibn Abu Saalih Al-Hasani Al-Husaini, famously known as Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani (R.A). Hundreds of non-Muslims embraced Islam through him and thousands, rather hundreds of thousands of sinful people were blessed with repentance through him.
Brief introduction :
Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani (R.A) was born on Friday, 1st Ramadan, 470 A.H. in Jeelan. His Kunyah is Abu Muhammad, whereas his titles are Muhyuddin, Mahboob-e-Subhani, Ghaus-e-A’zam and Ghaus Al-Saqalayn etc. His father’s name is Sayyiduna Abu Saalih Musa Jangidost (R.A) and his mother’s name is Umm-ul Khayr Fatimah (R.A).
2. He is paternally a Hasani Sayyid and maternally a Husaini Sayyid. (Bahjat-ul-Asraar) Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani (R.A) was one of those pious men who were Wali from birth. Therefore, his saintly miracles started taking place right after he was born.
3. As you know that he was born on the 1st of Ramadan, he did not drink his mother’s milk from dawn to dusk. It was only after the sunset that he drank it. Moreover, at the age of five, on the occasion of his ceremony, he recited 18 parts of the Holy Quran from memory to his teacher because he had memorized them even before his birth when in the womb of his mother.
4. At the time of his birth, his lips were moving slowly and the sound of ‘Allah , Allah’ could be heard. On the day of his birth, 1,100 babies were born in Jeelan; all of them were boys and became Awliya of Allah.
5.After receiving his early education, he came to Baghdad in 480 A.H. where he acquired further education from the renowned teachers and experts of that time. Amongst his teachers, there were extremely famous and renowned pious predecessors like Abu Al-Wafa Ali Ibn Aqeel Hanbali, Abu Zakariyya Yahya Ibn Ali Tabraizi, Abu Al-Ghalib Muhammad Ibn Hasan Baqillai and Abu Sa’eed Muhammad Ibn Abdul Kareem ُ(ra).
He pledged allegiance and received Khilafat (permission to make Mureed in a specific spiritual order or successorship) from Sayyiduna Shaykh Abu Sa’eed Mubarak Makhzoomi ُ(r.a).
Key Aspects of His Character:
- Unwavering Piety and Asceticism:
- Profound Knowledge:
- Effective Preaching:
- Adherence to Sunnah and Fiqh
- Enjoining Good and Forbidding EvilList Item
- Spiritual Leadership:
- Courageous Reformer:
- Compassion and Inclusive Approach