At the age of 18, Gilani traveled to Baghdad, which was then the intellectual and spiritual capital of the Islamic world. He initially studied Hanbali jurisprudence (Fiqh) under prominent scholars like Abu Ali al-Mukharrimi and Abu Bakr ibn Muzaffar. He became an expert in law, theology, and Hadith (prophetic traditions).
Abdul Qadir Gilani bridged the gap between and Spiritual Truth (Haqiqa) . He taught that you cannot have one without the other. abdul qadir gilani
While he is often associated with miracles and mystical states, at his core, Gilani was a scholar who emphasized the return to the Quran and the Sunnah (traditions of the Prophet Muhammad) through the purification of the heart. At the age of 18, Gilani traveled to