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Wali. A wali ( Arabic: وَلِيّ, romanized : walī; plural أَوْلِيَاء, ʾawliyāʾ) is most commonly used by Muslims to indicate a saint, otherwise referred to by the more literal "friend of God ". [1] [2] [3] When the Arabic definite article al ( ال) is added, it refers to one of the names of God in Islam, Allah – al-Walī ...
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Supreme Leader of the government is a wali al-faqih (guardian jurist), under the principle advanced by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini that "in the absence of an infallible Imam ", Islam gives a just and capable Islamic jurist "universal" or "absolute" authority over all people, including adult males. [7]
Walayah or Walayat is a pillar of Shia Islam specifically in Ismaili and Druze denoting: "love and devotion for God, the Prophets, the Imam and the dai .". One should have Walayat (guardianship of the faith) on the wali. If someone has been made Wali of yours than have full walayat (guardianship of faith) of him.
In a political context, wali is an individual who exercises political authority on behalf of a superior power (even God). [5] [6] The plural form of the word wali is awliya' and the words walaya, wilaya, awla, mawla are from the same Arabic root; all these words appear in the Quran. [2]
Arabic language phrases associated with Guardianship of the Jurist, such as Wilāyat al-Faqīh, Wali al-Faqīh, are widely used, Arabic being the original language of Islamic sources such as the Quran, hadith, and much other literature.
Sufi saints or Wali ( Arabic: ولي, plural ʾawliyāʾ أولياء) played an instrumental role in spreading Islam throughout the world. [1] In the traditional Islamic view, a saint is portrayed as someone "marked by [special] divine favor ... [and] holiness", and who is specifically "chosen by God and endowed with exceptional gifts, such as the ability to work miracles ." [2]
Al-ʻAlaq ( Arabic: العلق, al-ʻalaq, also known as "The Clinging Thing" or "The Embryo" [1] ), is the 96th chapter ( sūrah) of the Qur'an. It is composed of 19 āyāt or verses. It is sometimes also known as Sūrat Iqrā ( سورة إقرا, "Read").
Al-Ma'idah. Al-Ma'idah ( Arabic: ٱلْمَائدَة, romanized : al-Māʾidah; lit. 'The Table [Spread with Food]') is the fifth chapter of the Quran, containing 120 verses. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation, it is a Medinan chapter, which means it is believed to have been revealed in Medina rather than Mecca .