page_title: Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Mosque of Sheikh Abd Alkadr in Baghdad 1914العربية: مسجد وضريح الشيخ عبد القادر الجيلاني في جانب الرصافة من بغداد، العراق عام 1914
context_page_description: The Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani, is an Islamic religious complex dedicated to Abdul Qadir Gilani, the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order, located in Baghdad, Iraq. Its surrounding square is named Kilani Square. The complex consists of the mosque, mausoleum, and the library known as Qadiriyya Library, which houses rare old works related to Islamic Studies.
context_section_description: The complex was built near the Bab al-Sheikh (al-Sheikh Gate) in al-Rusafa, on the east bank of the Tigris. 
  During the reign of the Safavid Shah Ismail I, Gilani's shrine was destroyed. However, in 1535, the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent had a dome built over the shrine, and it exists to this day.
caption: A photo of the mausoleum, taken in 1914
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