would remain for the rest of his life. He resided for a time in Aleppo, moved to Homs and then finally to Damascus near the tomb of saint Sa’d ad-Din Jibawi. There, he established the first tekke for his branch of the Naqshbandi order. In 1943, he moved to a house on Jabal Qasioun mountain. The house was bought by his first Syrian murid and later one of his deputies in the Sufi order, Shaykh Husayn Ifrini. This house is now the site of his burial shrine and its adjoining mosque. Death Shaykh Abdullah died on September 30, 1973 in Damascus. His grave and burial shrine is in Damascus, Syria, at the site of his former home and mosque on Jabal Qasioun mountain. Notable followers Among his notable followers were the Sufi shaykhs Nazim al-Haqqani,Shaykh Hisham al Kabbani,Adil Merlet, Husayn Ifrini and Adnan Kabbani. George Gurdjieff visited him and received the secrets of the Enneagram and Nine Points. One of his successors, Shaykh Nazim, went on to spread this branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order to many countries in the world, and was considered among the world's most influential Muslims. See also John G. Bennett George Gurdjieff References External links Media Library and Live Broadcast of the Haqqani Golden Chain Sheikh Nazim's Official Naqshbandi Journal - Exclusive Talks & Webcast as instructed by Sheikh Nazim Al-Haqqani himself Film - The Maqam (Burial Residence) and Biography of Grand Sheikh Abdullah al-Faiz ad-Daghastani by Sheikh Adnan Kabbani, produced by Sufi Films 1891 births 1973 deaths Russian Muslims Russian Sufis Naqshbandi order