Hazrat Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani-the Saint of Baghdad (mercy of Allah upon him)-does not stand in need of an introduction to the Muslim world. Among the books associated with his name, the Futuh al-Ghaib has acquired a fame that falls to the lot of very few works of this kind. Born in a province whose people are highly imaginative and mystical by nature. I felt quite early in my life drawn towards the personality of this Saint. The later rationalistic meanderings of my mind, however, disturbed the natural development of this admiration. It was, however. at the suggestion of a Bengali Muslim friend that I ultimately made up my mind to go through this particular book with a scrutiny that would enable me to present to the English- speaking world the precious gems that fell from the lips of this great mystic of the Middle East