sacred_city • Iraq
Baghdad
بغداد
Historical Region: Mesopotamia / Abbasid Caliphate
Coordinates: 33.3152, 44.3661
Modern Location: Baghdad, Iraq
The global cradle of Islamic Sufism, resting place of Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi, Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi, Junayd al-Baghdadi, and Ma'ruf al-Karkhi.
Revered Masters Enshrined or Associated Here
Institutions & Khanqahs
al-Hadra al-Qadiriyya (Bab al-Shaykh)
The central complex of the global Qadiriyya order in Baghdad, comprising the tomb of Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, a grand mosque, and an extensive manuscript library.
Status: active_shrine