Hadhrat Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani(May Allah be well pleased with him) - Life and Teachings
A concise treatise on the life and teachings of Hadhrat Shaykh ‘Abdul Qadir Jilani (May Allah be well pleased with him), the eponymous founder of the Qadri order of Islamic mysticism.
Introduction
The reason behind the creation of human beings is the worship and servitude of Almighty Allah. The bondsmen of Allah express their powerlessness before Him and worship Him. They try to please Him and are always anxious to gain His approval. The Lord Almighty grants them the reward for this in this world and the hereafter. He grants them high stations and grants them the status of sainthood which is indeed a great station which is granted in lieu of the worship and mortification of the self. There are some lucky people whom Almighty Allah grants acceptance without any worship performed and seats them on the station of sainthood. As it is mentioned in the Holy Quran:
Allah chooses whom He pleases (for exclusive nearness) in His presence, and shows the path to (come) towards Himself to everyone who turns (towards Allah) heartily. Surah Shoora (42:13)
One and the greatest among those people whom Almighty Allah has honored with His grace and has selected them to be among His beloveds without any volition of theirs, is Abu Muhammad Mohiuddin Hadhrat Shaykh ‘Abdul Qadir Jeelani Ghouse-Ul-Azam (May Allah be well pleased with him). Almighty Allah has accorded him a special status and has made him the leader and head of all the saints. The effects of this divine acknowledgment were apparent from his infancy itself. When cool breeze blows, it betrays the rain that is to come. In the same way, glad tidings were given before the birth of Hadhrat Ghouse-Ul-Azam (May Allah be well pleased with him).
Glad tidings of his birth
In Tabaqat Ul Kubra, Bahjat Ul Asrar, Qalaaid Ul Jawahir, Nafahatul Uns, Jame’ Karamaat Ul Auliya, Nuzhatul Khatir Al Fatir and Akhbaar Ul Akhyaar, the birth of Hadhrat Ghouse-Ul-Azam (May Allah be well pleased with him) is mentioned in the following manner:
The night preceding the birth of Hadhrat Ghouse-Ul-Azam (May Allah be well pleased with him), his father Hadhrat Abu Saleh Syed Moosa Jangidost (May Allah shower His mercy on him) saw in a dream that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), along with the Companions, the Imams and the Elite among the saints, graced his house. He gave glad tidings to him in the following words:
Translation: O Abu Saleh! Allah Most High has granted you such a son who is close to me. He is my beloved and the beloved of Almighty Allah and very soon, his glory among the saints will be like my glory among the Prophets.
Apart from the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), Hadhrat Abu Saleh Moosa Jangidost (May Allah shower His mercy on him) dreamt that all other Prophets gave him glad tidings that all the saints will be followers of his son and his foot will be on their neck.
The night when Hadhrat Ghouse-Ul-Azam (May Allah be well pleased with him) was born, that night every lady who delivered in Jilan was granted a boy and each of them grew up to be a saint.
His name: ‘Abdul Qadir (May Allah be well pleased with him).
His Kuniyah: Abu Muhammad
His honorifics: Muhiyuddin, Mahboob Subhani, Ghouth Uth Thaqlain, Ghouth Ul A’adham and many others.
He was born on 29th Sha’abaan 470 Hijri in a settlement called Jilan, which is in Iraq near Baghdad. He passed away on 17/9 of Rab’ee Ul Aakhir in 561 Hijri. However, in the subcontinent, his passing away on 11th is very famous. (Ma Thabata Bis Sunnah)
He is a descendant of Hadhrat Imam Hasan (May Allah be well pleased with him) through his father and a descendant of Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) through his mother. His whole family is one of saints. His paternal and maternal grandfathers, his father, his mother, his paternal aunt, his brother and all his sons are great saints with great stations and many miracles expressed at their hands.
To Be Continue....
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