The book epitomizes the quintessence of two journeys; the first is the spiritual ascension by which the Sufi departs the phenomenal world to the ultimate truth; from the world of absorption in the ego into the world of persistence in the Divine Spirit. Such a journey is represented in the thought and heritage of ‘Abdul Kādir al-Jīlāniy (d. 561 H.). The second is the author’s exploration of the different regions of Egypt to witness the status of al-Qādiriyya order in the Islamic world. His journey sheds light on the four remaining branches of al-Qādiriyya, which flourished for many centuries in Egypt.

Number of pages: 255

 First edition: Dār al-Jīl, Beirut, 1991.