Hamza Malik

it would seem that it was not the words that Jilani spoke which had such an effect on the people, but rather something inherent in his being or personality. Jilani himself said that he would receive orders and prohibitions and what was to be said, in sleep and while awake, until he could contain himself no longer and had to address the people.

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Originally published as a chapter in Hamza Malik, The Grey Falcon: The Life and Teaching of Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani. Brill, 2019.