During the French Mandate period, Deir al-Bukht was the center of the 'Al al-Zubi clan which controlled a total of 16 villages in the Hauran, including Khirbet Ghazaleh and al-Musayfirah, and provided the local religious leadership of the Qadiriyya, Sufi Muslim order dating back to the 12th-century.
This derives its name from Syed Abdul Qader Gilani Al Amoli (1077–1166 CE, also transliterated as "Jilani" etc.) who was a native of the Iranian province of Mazandaran.
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Futuh al-Ghayb (Revelations from the Invisible World) - Seventy-eight of Gilani's essays (maqalat, singular: maqala) compiled by his son, Abdul al-Razzaq Gilani.
Later, in the 15th century, Qadiriyya achieved a firm position in upper Sindh and expanded considerably during the following centuries.
Sheikh Umar Badheeb also guided the people toward spiritual way and he was the Sufi sheikh and founder of Qadiriyatul Badheebiyya Sufi Order.
Descendants of Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya (Urdu:اولاد حضرت مائی صفورہ قادریہ) rarely known as Farooqi Miana but to Modern World usually known as Mianas of Safoora are the true generation of Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya from her son Saleh.