About
'Abd al-Kader

'Abd al-Kader lived from 1807 to 1883. He served as a soldier from 1832 until 1847, when he as imprisoned by the French. In 1853 he was freed by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1856 he took up permanent residence in Damascus. During the Durze's revolt in the 1860's, al-Kader offered the endangered Christians in his community his personal protection. He was deeply respected by the Muslim community for his devotion and spiritual insight. He had many, many visions which revealed the esoteric meanings of different passages of the Qur'an. He shared the insights he gained from these visions with a number of men in his community.

The quotations appearing at this web site where taken from the Kitab al-Mawaqif, a compilation of his many spiritual insights.

Sufism / Islamic Mysticism | Quotations drawn from 'Abd al-Kader | Bibliographic references | ©1999 by D. Platt