Question:
Salamalaikkum to all our Suhyukhs
We have heard that there are 41 Sulthan al Awliyas.i.e 40 Naqshbandis + 1 Qadiri who is Sulthan Al Awliya Shk Abdel Qadir Jilani Q. Is this correct ?
Also please explain during the time of Suthan al Awliya Shk Abdel Qadir Jilanu Q, who was the Naqshbandi Grand Shaykh oh his time? Was it Sultha al Awliya Seyeduna Yusuf al Hamadani Q?So did 2 Sulthan al Awliyas live in the sametime or how was it Please explain.
Please forgive me if this question lackd my adhab & if i was ignorent.
Salams
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
Yes, he is. See more in the Post “Big saints from other tariqas“.
See “Khwaja Yusuf al-Hamadani” as narrated by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, for further information about his encounter with Sayyidina `Abdul-Qadir al-Gilani.
Taher Siddiqui
