Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani

The Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani (Arabic: الـحَـضـرة الـقَـادريّـة‎, romanized: Ḥaḍrat al-Qādiriyyah), is an Islamic religious complex dedicated to Abdul Qadir Gilani, the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order, located in Baghdad, Iraq. Its surrounding square is named Kilani Square. The complex consists of the mosque, mausoleum, and the library known as Qadiriyya Library, which houses rare old works related to Islamic Studies.[1][2]

Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
Arabic: الـحَـضـرة الـقَـادريّـة‎, romanized: Ḥaḍrat al-Qādiriyyah
Mausoleum Complex of Abdul-Qadir Jilani, 2016
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
RiteQadiriyya Sufi
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and shrine
StatusActive
Location
LocationBaghdad, Iraq[1][2]
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
Shrine(s)1

History
A photo of the mausoleum, taken in 1914

The complex was built near the Bab al-Sheikh (al-Sheikh Gate) in al-Rusafa, on the east bank of the Tigris.[3][4][1]

During the reign of the Safavid Shah Ismail I, Gilani's shrine was destroyed.[5] However, in 1535, the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent had a dome built over the shrine, and it exists to this day.[6]

Terrorist incident

On 28 May 2007, the shrine was targeted by a car bomb attack which killed around 24 and injured 68. The attack caused serious damage to the shrine and the mosque, and destroyed the outer wall, a dome and a minaret.[7]

References
  1. "The Qadirya Mausoleum" (PDF).
  2. Jilani Shrine the Sufi Heart of Baghdad. The Express Tribune. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  3. Al-Ghunya li-talibi tariq al-haqq wa al-din (Sufficient provision for seekers of the path of truth and religion), parts one and two in Arabic, Al-Qadir, Abd and Al-Gilani. Dar Al-Hurya, Baghdad, Iraq, (1988).
  4. Al-Ghunya li-talibi tariq al-haqq wa al-din (Sufficient provision for seekers of the path of truth and religion) with introduction by Al-Kilani, Majid Irsan. Al-Kilani, Majid, al-Tariqat, 'Ursan, and al-Qadiriyah, Nash'at
  5. Duri, A. A. Baghdad, The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. I. p. 903.
  6. Braune, W. Abd al-Kadir al-Djilani. The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. I. p. 70.
  7. مقتل وجرح العشرات ببغداد وإطلاق 41 محتجزا ببعقوبة. Al Jazeera. Retrieved December 25, 2017.

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