'Abd al-Qâdir al-Jîlânî
From Mw
'Abd al-Qâdir al-Jîlânî (470-561/1077-1166) was the founder of the Qadiriyyah order of Sufis. He was born in Jilan in Persia but lived in Baghdad
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- The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, Cyril Glasse ISBN 1900988062

