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The Knowledge of Shaykh Abd al Qadir al Jilani رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ عَلَیْہِ
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صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! In Baghdad, Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه sought Islamic knowledge from the most skilled and renowned scholars. He underwent extreme hunger and untold difficulties in this time, but his passion did not waiver.
Let us now look at the Shaykh’s love for Islamic knowledge and the patience he displayed when encountering difficulties on this path.
Shaykh Abū Bakr al-Tamīmīرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه relates how Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه himself stated:
Once, a drought took place in Baghdad, due to which I faced severe hardships. I went days at a time without eating. Severely hungry, I went to the Tigris river, searching for edible greenery like spinach or something similar.
Wherever I went, I saw many poor people gathered, rushing wherever anything edible was found. I returned to the city, but could not find anything there either.
When hunger overwhelmed me entirely, I went to a masjid and sat in a corner. After a while, a non-Arab young man arrived with bread and roasted meat. He began to eat, and with every bite he took, I unconsciously opened my mouth as though I was eating. Yet, I controlled my nafs.
BOOK TOPIC
- The excellences of reciting ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- The Knowledge of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ عَلَیْہِ
- Speech intentions
- Sea of knowledge
- Glad tidings issued by the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Glad tidings given by the noble Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام
- The Shaykh’s appearance
- Early education
- An indication to gain Islamic knowledge
- Hunger and patience
- Passion for Islamic knowledge
- More about the Shaykh’s scholarly rank
- His academic and scholarly prowess
- The Shaykh as a teacher
- Expertise in 13 sciences
- His love for students of sacred knowledge
- Helping students of knowledge in their studies
- The utmost authority in issuing fatāwā
- The dire consequences of not having knowledge
- The books of Ghawth al-AꜤẓam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه
- His speeches
