Question 1

Who is Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani?

Accepted Answer

Ghaus ul Azam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani is the third Sultan-ul-Faqr and the most exalted among all Saints. He is the king of all Saints and has authority upon them. No one can achieve any station of sainthood without his permission. All true Saints accept and bow to his exalted level.

Question 2

How does the family tree of Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani reach Ali ibn Abi Talib?

Accepted Answer

His family tree from paternal side reaches Hazrat Ali in eleven steps while from maternal side it reaches him in fourteen steps. 
His paternal lineage is as: Syedna Ghaus ul Azam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani son of Syed Abu Saleh Musa Jangi son of Syed Abdullah son of Syed Yahya Zahid son of Syed Mohammad son of Syed Dawood son of Syed Musa Sani son of Syed Abdullah Sani son of Syed Musa al-Joon son of Syed Abdullah al-Mehz son of Syedna Hasan al-Muthanna son of Imam Hasan bin Ali.
From the maternal side his family tree is as: Syedna Ghaus ul Azam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani the son of Syeda Umul Khair Fatima ra daughter of Syed Abdullah al-Soomai son of Syed Jamalddin son of Syed Mohammad son of Syed Mahmood son of Abu al-Ata Abdullah son of Syed Kamaluddin Isa son of Abu Alauddin Mohammad al-Jawad son of Syedna Imam Ali Raza son of Syedna Imam Musa Kazim son of Syedna Imam Jafar Sadiq son of Syedna Imam Baqir son of Syedna Zain-ul-Abideen son of Syedna Imam Hussain. (Hayat-o-Talimat Syedna Ghaus ul Azam)

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Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani – The Possessor of Grand Titles