Hadhrat Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani(May Allah be well pleased with him) - Life and Teachings

Why Ghouse-Ul-Azam (May Allah be well pleased with him) is also known as “Muhiyuddeen”

Hadhrat Ghouse-Ul-Azam (May Allah shower His mercy on him) himself describes the reason for this title.  He says: I was coming to Baghdad barefooted that I met a person who was very weak and was on the very threshold of death.  He addressed me by my name and asked me to come closer.  When I went closer, he asked me to support him.  Before my very eyes that person’s body started becoming healthy.  His face became fresh and bright.  I got frightened seeing this.  He asked me: Do you know who I am?  I expressed my lack of knowledge.  He said: Anad Deen!  I am the religion of Islam.  I was near death.  Allah Most High granted me life through you.  I left that person and came to the grand mosque.  Here a person met me and clutched my shoes and addressed me as “Ya Sayyidi Ya Muhiyuddin.”  Then when I started praying, people came from all sides and started kissing my hands and addressing me as "Ya Muhiyuddin."  Before this nobody had called me with this title.

(Qalaidul Jawahir, Pg No: 57, Bahjatul Asrar, 54, 55, Khazeenatul Asfiya, Vol. 1, Pg No: 94, Nuzhatul Khawatir Pg No: 51, Safeenatul Auliya, Pg No: 61)