QADIRIYAH


Meaning of QADIRIYAH in English

/kah'deuh ree"yeuh/ , n. Islam.

a Sufi fraternity founded by 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1166) in the 12th century.

Also, Qadiriya .

[ qadiriyyah, equiv. to qadir (deriv. of founder's name) + -iyyah abstract n. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .