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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 ...
Shāh Nimatullāh or Shāh Ni'matullāh Wali, (Persian: شاه نعمت الله ولی Shāh Ne'matullāh-i Valī), also spelled as Ne'matollah and Ni'matallah was the spiritual leader or Qutb of the Ni'matullah Order in Iran [1] from the 14th and 15th centuries. He is revered by Sunni Islam as a saint [2] and by the Ni'matullāhī tariqa, who ...
Habib al-Ajami (d. 738, buried in Basra) Abu Bakr al-Aydarus (1447–1508, buried in Aden, the patron saint of Aden, credited with introducing Qadiri Sufism to Ethiopia and coffee to the Arab world) Ahmad al-Badawi (1200–1276, buried in Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque, most popular saint in Egypt)
He is credited with converting a large number of people to Islam, becoming known as a wali or saint. [1] His shrine is situated in Dilkusha, Dhaka. [2] [3] Khwaja Abdul Ghani financed in reconstruction of his shrine. [4]
t. e. Ahmad was born on 21 February 1703 to Shah Abdur Rahim, a prominent Islamic scholar of Delhi. He later became known as Shah Waliullah because of his piety. He memorized the Qur'an by the age of seven. Soon thereafter, he mastered Arabic and Persian letters. [ 20 ] He was married at fourteen. [ 20 ]
The Chishti order (Persian: چشتی طريقة, romanized: Chishtī ṭarīqa) is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after the town of Chisht where it was initiated by Abu Ishaq Shami. The order was brought to South Asia by Mu'in al-Din Chishti in the city of Ajmer. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. [1]
In modern times, some with connections to Iran have been proposed for canonization. Among these are: Servants of God Ibrahim Addai Scher (d. 1918) and 27 Companion Martyrs of the Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac Genocide (d. 1915-18), Archeparchs, Eparchs, Priests, Catechumens, and Laypersons of the Archeparchy of Urmia; Priests of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians); Martyrs (Iraq-Iran)
Haji Bektash Veli. Haji Bektash Veli (Persian: حاجی بکتاش ولی, romanized: Ḥājī Baktāš Walī; Ottoman Turkish: حاجی بکتاش ولی, romanized: Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli; Albanian: Haxhi Bektash Veliu; c. 1209–1271) was an Islamic scholar, mystic, saint, sayyid, and philosopher from Khorasan who lived and taught in Anatolia ...