Baghdad during the time of ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī

By Pascal Held

A study of the life and background of ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, putative founder of the Qādiriyya order, investigating the sources for his life and attributed works. The book seeks to elucidate the ideas of al-Jīlānī, and to formulate a picture of the most prominent trends of pious and mystical thought in Baghdad during the twelfth century, providing a cultural and geographical angle to the study of Islamic mysticism and piety.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146324438X
• ISBN13: 9781463244385
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"