ISBN: 1882216172
Author: Shaykh Muhammed Ibn Yahya At-Tadifi/Muhtar Holland
Publisher: Al-Baz Publishing
Pages: 603 Binding: Paperback

Description from the publisher:

by Shaikh Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Tadifi. A Biography of Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (may Allah be well pleased with him), on the Marvelous Exploits of the Crown of the Saints, the Treasure-trove of the Pure, the Sultan of the Awliya', the Sublime Qutb, Shaikh Muhyi'd-din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani.

Table of Contents

Preface His birth (may Allah be well pleased with him). His studies (may Allah be well pleased with him). His entering the service of his Shaikh. The Shaikhs he met. His arrival in Baghdad. Repentance of highway robbers at his hands. His sojourn in the deserts and ruins. His friendship with Sh. Hammad ad-Dabbas. The Prophet (peace be upon him) spits in his mouth. His walking on air. His pupils and his intercession for them. What he said about al-Hallaj. Jews and Christians embrace Islam at his hands. The Sultan's opposition to him. His saying: "My foot is on the neck of every Saint of Allah." Increase of the Tigris in his days. His poetry. The jinn obey his orders. The jurists examine him. His conversation with the serpent. What has been handed down concerning his mediation (may Allah be well pleased with him). Consensus concerning those who have powers of life and death. His giving of legal opinions according to the Shafi'i and Hanbali schools. His supplications (may Allah be well pleased with him). Mention of his wives (may Allah be well pleased with him). Mention of his children (may Allah be well pleased with him). Mention of his grandchildren (may Allah be well pleased with him). History of this composition. Mention of his offspring in Hama. His offspring in the village of Ya'u in the district of Aleppo. His offspring in Cairo / in Baghdad. Destruction of the zawiya ('convent') in Baghdad. Sultan Sulaiman orders the rebuilding of the Baghdad zawiya. His sermons in sessions [majalis]; his exhortations. His words concerning the Supreme Name of Allah. Eulogy of him by Shaikh Ahmad ar-Rifa'i. Withdrawal of the barbarians from Baghdad at his command. His performing the dawn prayer with the ablution of the night prayer. Marvels of the Shaikhs who praised him, including: Sh. Abu Bakr ibn Hawara? Sh. Muhammad ash-Shanbaki Sh. Abu'l-Wafa' Muhammad Kakis Sh. Hammad ad-Dabbas Sh. 'Azzaz ibn Mustawdi' Sh. Mansur al-Bata'ihi / Sayyid Ahmad ar-Rifa'i Sh. 'Adi ibn Musafir Sh. 'Ali ibn al-Hiti Sh. Abu Ya'z al-Maghribi Sh. Maslama as-Saruji Sh. 'Uqayl al-Manbaji Sh. 'Ali ibn Wahb ar-Rabi'i Sh. Musa az-Zuwali Sh. RASLAN AD-DIMASHQI Sh. Abu'l-Najib as-Suhrawardi Sh. Abu Muhammand ibn 'Abd al-Basri Sh. Abu'l-Hasan al-Jawsaqi Benefit of supplications answered Sh. 'Abd al-Rahman at-Tafsunji Sh. Baqa ibn Batu Sh. Abu Sa'id al-Filawi Sh. Matar al-Badhirani Sh. Majid al-Kurdi Sh. Abu Madyan al-Maghribi Sh. Abu'l-Barakat Sakhr Sh. Abu'l-Mafakhir 'Adi ibn Abi'l-Barakat Sh. Yusuf al-Hamadani Sh. Shihab ad-Din 'Umar as-Suhrawardi Sh. Jakir al-Kurdi Sh. 'Uthman al-Qurashi Sh. Suwayd as-Sanjari Sh. Hayat ibn Qays al-Harrani Sh. Abu 'Uthman ibn Marzuq al-Bata'ihi Sh. Muhammad an-Na''al Sh. Qudayb al-Ban al-Mawsili Sh. 'Umar ibn Mas'ud al-Bazzaz Sh. Makarim an-Nahr Khalisi Sh. Khalifa an-Nahr Malaki Sh. 'Abdullah Muhammad al-Qurashi Useful remedy against dyspepsia Sh. Ibrahim al-A'zab Sh. 'Ali ibn Idris al-Ya'qubi Sh. 'Abdullah al-Jubba'i Sh. Abu'l-Hasan 'Ali as-Sabbagh Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir's Birthday

Conclusion of the Book with mention of some of his marvelous exploits.

Eulogy of him by 'Izz ad-Din ibn 'Abd as-Salam Eulogy of him by al-Yafi'i in his History His sitting to give advice in the year 251. Eulogy of him by Muhyi'd-din an-Nawawi Ode in his praise by Qadi Abu Bakr.