Wali
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title:
Wali
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A wali is most commonly used by Muslims to indicate a saint, otherwise referred to by the more literal "friend of God". When the Arabic definite article al (ال) is added, it refers to one of the names of God in Islam, Allah – al-Walī (الْوليّ), meaning "the Helper, Friend". In the traditional Islamic understanding, 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
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Islamic understanding of saints
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wali
date created:
2003-07-22T01:21:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T10:55:54Z
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