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Genealogy of Syed Ibrahim (RA)

Syed Ibrahim was the 7th descendent of Hazrat Abdul Qadir Gilani Hassani wal Hussaini Rahmatullah Alaih (RA). who was the direct descendent of Hazrat Ali Karramallaho Waj-ha-hoo (KAW). Hazrat Ali (KAW) was the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Mohammad Sallal Laho Alaihe Wassalam (SAW). Hassani wal Hussaini means that Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani (RA) belonged to the progeny of Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain, the two sons of Hazrat Ali (KAW) from both the paternal and maternal sides. View Iqra publication's reference ...
Syed Ibrahim's genealogy up to Abu Talib is as follow:

 1.Syed Ibrahim son of
 2.Syed Abu Bakar son of
 3.Syed Abul Qasim Abdullah son of
 4.Syed Mohammad Farooque son of
 5.Syed Abul Mansoor Abdusalam son of
 6.Syed Abdul Wahab son of
 7.Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani son of
 8.Syed Abu Saleh Musa (Jangi Dost) son of
 9.Syed Abu Abdi'llah son of
 10.Shaikh Syed Yahya Az-Zahid son of
 11.Syed Muhammad son of
 12.Syed Dawood son of
 13.Syed Musa son of
 14.Syed Abdu'llah son of
 15.Syed Musa Al-Jawn son of
 16.Syed Abdu'llah Al-Mahd (aka al-Mujall) son of
 17.Syed Hassan Al-Muthanna son of
 18.Hazrat Abu Muhammad Imam Hassan (RA) son of
 19.Hazrat Ali Karrama'llah Wajhahu son of
 20.Abu Talib (Uncle of Prophet SAW) 

Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani (RA) was born in the Iranian District of Gilan (or Jilan), south of the Caspian Sea, in 470 AH corresponding to 1077 AD and died in 561 AH corresponding to 1166 AD. He was the grandson of Shaikh Abdullah as-Sawama'i az-Zahid from his maternal side. Abdullah az-Zahid was one of the leading Shaikhs of Jilan and a great ascetic of his time. Shaikh Abdul Qadir's mother was Umm al-Khair (mother of goodness) Amat al-Jabbar (maidservant of the All Compelling One) Fatima (RA), who was the descendent of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the youngest son of Hazrat Ali and Sayyedah Fatima Zehra (RA). Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani (RA) has many other surnames, titles and honorific appellations conferred upon him. He is known as Al-Ghawth al-A'zam Sultan al-Awliya Sayyidunna al-Shaik Abu Muhamd Muhiuddin Abdul Qadir Jilani (RA) al-Hasani wal-Hussaini. Also added to his surnames is al-Quraishi al-Hashimi al-Alawi al-Hasani al-Jili al-Hanbali.