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Wakil (Arabic: وكيل, wakīl) is the Arabic word for an advocate, agent, and a trustee. The latter meaning, along with the name Disposer of affairs, is used as one of the names of God in the Qur'an. Al-Wakil is usually considered the 52nd or the 53rd name of God and it is mentioned in Qur'an multiple times (for example 3:173).
The Majestic Qur'an: An English Rendition of Its Meanings is a 20th century English translation of the meanings of Qur'an authored by four Turkish Sunni scholars. The translation is written in modern English, and contains more than 800 explanatory notes, makes the Scripture easier to understand. Although this translation describes itself as a ...
Vakil, Wakil, or variants can refer to: Terms relating to Islamic delegates or administrators: Vakil, a historical administrative position in Safavid Iran; Vekil (also called "Vakel"), the Ottoman term for representatives or delegates; Wakil, a deputy or delegate in Islamic law; Al-Wakil, the Arabic word for an advocate, agent, or trustee
Meanwhile, al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi (d. 869), the most significant ninth-century expositor of the doctrine, posited six common attributes of true saints (not necessarily applicable to all, according to the author, but nevertheless indicative of a significant portion of them), which are: (1) when people see him, they are automatically reminded of ...
El-Wakil shared the award with his mason Ala-el-Din Moustafa who was one of the master masons to build Hassan Fathy's village in Gourna. In 1985, he received the King Fahd Award for Research in Islamic Architecture. In 1986, El-Wakil's work was recognized by the American Institute of Architects and was made Honorary Fellow at San Antonio in Texas.
The translation comes with interpretation and exposition on the meaning of Qur'anic verses in conjunction with Asbab al-Nuzul (the reasons for revelation or the circumstances of revelation) with extensive notes of explanation borrowed from various authoritative sources on the tafsir of the Qur'an. [2] As Fethullah Gülen notes in his foreword ...
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.
Vekil or Vakil was the term used for the deputies and de facto prime ministers of the Mughal Emperor in Mughal administration.He was considered the most powerful person after Emperor in the Mughal Empire. [1]