Page 107 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

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(saas) though he does not follow the way of his ashab is
wrong… Those who follow the way of his ashab are no
doubt the Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama‘ah. May Allah (swt)
give plenty of rewards to the superiors of this group, who
worked undauntedly without falling tired! The group that
will be saved [from Hell] is only this one. For, he who
speaks ill of our Prophet's (saas) ashab is certainly
deprived of following them. Such is the case for the sect of
Shiite and the group of Kharijites.
The same provision is issued with regard to the Mutazila
group. This is a path that emerged subsequently. Other
groups who are not members of the Ahl al-Sunnah are
subject to the same comparison.” (Maktubat al-Rabbani)

Sayyid ‘Abd al-Qadr al-Gaylani
‘Abd al-Qadr al-Gaylani, whose title was Abu Muhammad, is
also known as Muhyi’al-Din, Qutb-e Rabbani, al-Ghaus al-
A‘zam and Sultan al-Awliya’ (the sultan of the saints). He is
both a sayyid and a sharif. He was born in 1078 in the Persian
province of Gaylan. It was in this town that he was eventually
to begin his religious studies. He later moved from Gaylan to
Baghdad, where he continued his education. Selecting the
Hanbali school, he concentrated on this school in fiqh and
became well-acquainted with tasawwuf while preaching at the
Abu Said madrassah. His Sufi path, al-Qadiriyyah, was named
after him.
Among the books that have come down through the gener-
ations from him are Al-Ghunya, Al-Fath al-Rabbani, and Futuh al-
Ghayb; these mainly consist of his sermons and advice. Shaikh
al-Gaylani died in Baghdad in 1166. His tomb, which is visited

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