Baghdad during the time of ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī

A study of the life and background of ʿ
Abd al-Qā
dir al-Jī
lā
nī
, putative founder of the Qā
diriyya order, investigating the sources for his life and attributed works. The book seeks to elucidate the ideas of al-Jī
lā
nī
, and to formulate a picture of the most prominent trends of pious and mystical thought in Baghdad during the twelfth century, providing a cultural and geographical angle to the study of Islamic mysticism and piety.