XIᵉ siècle – XIIᵉ siècle
Baghdad and the Muslim world
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‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani was a spiritual leader associated with the foundation of the Qadiriyya, described as the oldest of the Sufi mystical brotherhoods. Based in Baghdad, he became the eponymous figure of an order that later expanded across Muslim countries. His historical importance in the extract lies in the institutionalization and diffusion of organized Sufism.
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‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani is presented as the spiritual founder of the Qadiriyya, a mystical association within the broader movement of Islamic Sufism. The order formed around a recognized spiritual leader, or shaykh, reflecting the tendency of Sufi practitioners to organize communal religious life around personal guidance and shared devotional exercises.
The Qadiriyya was founded in Baghdad, one of the principal intellectual and religious centres of the medieval Muslim world. From this urban setting it expanded into various Muslim countries. Its geographical diffusion illustrates how Sufi brotherhoods could connect local communities to a wider religious network without creating a centralized church or priesthood.
The order’s practices belonged to the wider Sufi tradition of mystical exercises known as dhikr, involving invocation or litany. In the account, organized brotherhoods sought to reconcile personal devotion with the obligations of the shari‘a, even as debates continued over the proper balance between inward spirituality and formal religious law.
XIᵉ siècle – XIIᵉ siècle
Baghdad and the Muslim world
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani was a spiritual leader associated with the foundation of the Qadiriyya, described as the oldest of the Sufi mystical brotherhoods. Based in Baghdad, he became the eponymous figure of an order that later expanded across Muslim countries. His historical importance in the extract lies in the institutionalization and diffusion of organized Sufism.
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Le récit
‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani is presented as the spiritual founder of the Qadiriyya, a mystical association within the broader movement of Islamic Sufism. The order formed around a recognized spiritual leader, or shaykh, reflecting the tendency of Sufi practitioners to organize communal religious life around personal guidance and shared devotional exercises.
The Qadiriyya was founded in Baghdad, one of the principal intellectual and religious centres of the medieval Muslim world. From this urban setting it expanded into various Muslim countries. Its geographical diffusion illustrates how Sufi brotherhoods could connect local communities to a wider religious network without creating a centralized church or priesthood.
The order’s practices belonged to the wider Sufi tradition of mystical exercises known as dhikr, involving invocation or litany. In the account, organized brotherhoods sought to reconcile personal devotion with the obligations of the shari‘a, even as debates continued over the proper balance between inward spirituality and formal religious law.