Abdul Qader Husni al-Keilani al-Hasani (1874–1948) (Arabic: عبدالقادر حسني الكيلاني‎‎) was a Syrian nationalist, statesman and religious authority. Sayed Abdul Qader was born in Aleppo in 1874 to the barely known Keilani family. The family descends from a famous religious figure and greatest saint of his time, Sayyid Abdul Qader al-Jilani al-Hasani (1078–1166 AD), the father and founder of the Keilani Sufi order (also called Qaderiya) which still has thousands of followers all over the Islamic world today. The family first appeared in Hama more than 800 years ago when a certain ancestor, Sayed Sayf al-Deen Yehya al-Keilani (died 1334 AD), a direct descendent of Sayyid Abdul Qadir al-Jilani, decided to reside in the city in 1285 AD, permanently moving from his original birthplace of Baghd