Abdul Qadir Jilani (Pakistani scholar)
Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani الشيخ سيد عبد القادر الجيلاني | |
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Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani in 2011 | |
| Title | Mufakkir al-Islam |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 14 December 1935 (age 89) |
| Era | Modern |
| Region | South Asia |
| Main interest(s) | Theology, jurisprudence, Sufism |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Sunni |
| Website | jilanimedia |
Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani (Persian: عبد القادر گیلانی, Urdu: عبد القادر گیلانی Abdolqāder Gilāni) is a Sunni scholar and jurist. He was born on 14 December 1935 (Ramadan, 1354 AH) in a village called Sandhu Sayyidan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He was born to Walayat Ali Shah Gilani and is a descendant of Abdul Qadir Gilani. Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani is also a descendant of Hasan ibn Ali. He is based in Walthamstow, East London.