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Tahir Alauddin al-Gilani (السيد طاهر علاؤ الدين الجيلاني البغدادي) (11 July 1932 – 7 June 1991) formally referred to as His Holiness, Qudwatul Awliya Naqeeb ul Ashraaf Hazoor Pir Syedna Tahir Alauddin al-Gilani al-Qadri al-Baghdadi , was a Sufi Saint who lived in the twentieth century and was the head of the Qadiriyya Baghdadia Spiritual Tariqa . He was the custodian of the Shrine of Ghaus e Azam Abdul Qadir al-Gilani and has been accepted by many as a reformer of Sufism .1 Born in Baghdad on 18 June 1932, he traced his lineage by seventeen steps to Abdul-Qadir Gilani and 28 steps to the Islamic prophet Muhammad . In 1956, Al-Gilani left Baghdad and migrated to Pakistan, where he settled permanently in Quetta . He stayed in Pakistan until the end of his life. He went to Germany for medical treatment in May 1991, and died the following month. He was buried in Lahore , Pakistan. He had three sons, Syed Mahmood Mohyuddin al-Gilani al-Qadri, Syed Abdul Qadir Jamaluddin al-Gilani A al-Qadri and Syed Muhammad Ziauddin al-Gillani al-Qadri, who propagate the teachings of Silsilah e Qadiriyya Tahiria.
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Al-Syed Tahir Allauddin AlGillani (al-Baghdadi) (also known as Naqeeb ul Ashraaf) was a Sufi Saint who lived in the 20th century. He was considered the head of Silsilah e Qadiriah, Custodian of the Shrine of Ghous-e-Azam Abdul-Qadir Gillani, the Spiritual Guide of over 10 Million Disciples from across the world and thought to be a reformer of Tassawwuf and Tariqat . He was born in Baghdad on 18 June 1932 and died on 7 June 1991. He is the 17th descendant of the Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Gilani and the 28th descendant of Islamic prophet Muhammad . In 1956, Al-Syed Tahir Allauddin Al-Gillani Al-Qadri left Baghdad allegedly on the instructions of Abdul Qadir Mohyuddin Gillani and migrated to Pakistan, settling permanently in Quetta. He stayed in Pakistan till his demise in June 1991.
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Tahir Allauddin Al-Gillani (السيد طاهر علاؤ الدين الجيلاني البغدادي) (June 18, 1932 – June 7, 1991) formally referred to as His Holiness, Qudwatul Awliya Naqeeb ul Ashraaf Hazoor Pir Syedna Tahir Allauddin alGillani alQadri alBaghdadi , was a Sufi Saint who lived in the twentieth century and was the head of the Qadiriyya Baghdadia Spiritual Tariqa .He was the custodian of the Shrine of Ghous-e-Azam Abdul-Qadir Gilani and has been accepted by many as a reformer of Tassawwuf and Tariqat .Born in Baghdad on 18 June 1932, he traces his lineage by seventeen steps to Abdul-Qadir Gilani and 28 steps to the Islamic prophet Muhammad .In 1956, Al-Gillani left Baghdad and migrated to Pakistan, where he settled permanently in Quetta.He stayed in Pakistan until he died in June 1991 in Germany, and later on he was buried in Lahore , Pakistan.
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Tahir Allauddin Al-Gillani (السيد طاهر علاؤ الدين الجيلاني البغدادي) (11 July 1932 – 7 June 1991) formally referred to as His Holiness, Qudwatul Awliya Naqeeb ul Ashraaf Hazoor Pir Syedna Tahir Allauddin alGillani alQadri alBaghdadi , was a Sufi Saint who lived in the twentieth century and was the head of the Qadiriyya Baghdadia Spiritual Tariqa . He was the custodian of the Shrine of Ghous-e-Azam Abdul-Qadir Gilani and has been accepted by many as a reformer of Sufism . Born in Baghdad on 18 June 1932, he traced his lineage by seventeen steps to Abdul-Qadir Gilani and 28 steps to the Islamic prophet Muhammad . In 1956, Al-Gillani left Baghdad and migrated to Pakistan, where he settled permanently in Quetta . He stayed in Pakistan until the end of his life.He went to Germany for medical treatment May 1991, and died the following month. He was buried in Lahore , Pakistan.
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Iraqi Sufi saint (1932–1991) Syed Tahir Alauddin al-Gilani (السيد طاهر علاؤ الدين الجيلاني البغدادي) (18 June 1932 – 07 June 1991) formally referred to as His Holiness, Qudwat-ul-Awliya Naqeeb-ul-Ashraaf Huzoor Pir Syed Tahir Alauddin al-Gilani al-Qadri al-Baghdadi , was a 20th-century Iraqi Sufi Saint who was the head of the Qadiriyya Baghdadia Spiritual Tariqa . He was the custodian of the Shrine of Abdul Qadir al-Gilani and has been accepted by many as a reformer of Sufism . Born in Baghdad on 18 June 1932, he traced his lineage by seventeen steps to Abdul-Qadir Gilani and 28 steps to the Islamic prophet Muhammad . In 1956, Al-Gilani left Baghdad and migrated to Pakistan, where he settled permanently in Quetta . He stayed in Pakistan until the end of his life. He went to Germany for medical treatment in May 1991, and died the following month. He was buried in Lahore , Pakistan. He had three sons, Syed Mahmood Mohiyuddin al-Gilani al-Qadri, Syed Abdul Qadir Jamaluddin al-Gilani al-Qadri and Syed Muhammad Ziauddin al-Gillani al-Qadri, who propagate the teachings of Silsilah e Qadiriyya Tahiria.
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sufi saint who lived in the 20th century
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a 20th-century iraqi sufi saint who was the head of the qadiriyya baghdadia spiritual tariqa
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