Qadiriyah
or Qa·di·ri·ya
[ kah-duh-ree-yuh ]
/ ˌkɑ dəˈri yə /
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noun Islam.
a Sufi fraternity founded by ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077–1166) in the 12th century.
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Origin of Qadiriyah
<Arabic qādiriyyah, equivalent to qādir (derivative of founder's name) + -iyyah abstract noun suffix
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