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Sultan of Saints: Abdul Qadir Gilani and the Blueprint of Spiritual Authority

by Aydin Rahmani
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798243466707
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
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  • Pages: 202
  • Original Price: GBP 10.44
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 277 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Islam / History

Why was Abdul Qadir Gilani revered across the Islamic world as the Sultan of Saints?

In this authoritative and carefully grounded study, Aydin Rahmani explores how spiritual authority is inherited, disciplined, and transmitted within Islamic mysticism. Moving beyond hagiography and miracle-centered narratives, the book presents Gilani as the architect of a sustainable model of sainthood-one rooted in scholarship, ethical refinement, and service to the community.

Tracing his Alid lineage, rigorous legal training, prolonged ascetic discipline, and public guidance in Baghdad, Sultan of Saints reveals how the concepts of Wilayah (sainthood), Qutb (the Pole), and Wiratha (spiritual inheritance) were systematized into a coherent framework that could endure beyond the life of a single saint.

Through close engagement with Gilani's sermons, writings, and legacy, the book explains how spiritual authority was preserved without abandoning orthodoxy, and how the Qadiriyya order transformed personal sanctity into a living tradition spanning continents and centuries.

Clear, sober, and historically grounded, Sultan of Saints is an essential work for readers seeking to understand how true spiritual leadership is formed-and why it continues to matter in the modern world.

Ideal for readers of Islamic history, Sufism, and spiritual leadership.

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