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Qādiriyya

One of the oldest and most widespread Sufi orders, founded on the teaching of ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī.

Also: Qadiri

Sufism and Islamic thought

The Qādiriyya takes its name from ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, a twelfth-century preacher of Baghdad renowned for his sermons and miracles. It spread from Morocco to Indonesia and remains among the largest Sufi orders, generally close to the law.