Dear Islamic brothers! You have heard about the excellence of our Murshid, Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه! A snake appeared before him whilst he was in Salah and sat in the place of his prostration, yet he رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه continued to pray. Alas! Then there is our Salah, where we are physically present in the Masjid but our minds are somewhere else; some of us are thinking of their business, others are lost in thoughts of their work, some are thinking of their domestic issues. If only we are granted the ability to offer Salah with concentration and presence of heart. From this account we also come to know that Jinn also become the Mureeds of our Ghaus-ul-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه.

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Let us listen to some extracts from the life of Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه:

Titles of Ghaus-ul-A’zam and the names of his parents

Sayyiduna Ghaus-ul-A’zam Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was born on 1^st Ramadan 470 AH, on the blessed day of Friday, in Jeelan. His Kunyah is Abu Muhammad, and Muhiyyuddin, Mahboob-e-Subhani, Ghaus-ul-A’zam, Ghaus-e-Saqalayn, etc., are his titles. His noble father’s name is Sayyiduna Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost, and his honourable mother’s name is Umm-ul-Khayr Fatima رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْها. He رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه is a Hasani Syed through his father’s side, and a Husaini Syed through his mother’s side.

His blessed appearance

Shaykh Abu Muhammad Abdullah Bin Ahmad Bin Qudamah Maqdisi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states, ‘Our Imam, Shaykh-ul-Islam, Muhiyyuddin, Syed Abdul Qaadir Jeelani, Qutb-e-Rabbani, Ghaus-e-Samdaani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه had a lean body, was of average height, had a broad chest, a long beard, a