Sainthood in Islam
Also known as Walaya (Sufism), Wilaya (Sufism), Wilayah (Sufism), Sainthood (Islam), Walayah, Muslim saint, Islamic saint, Sufi saint
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- Terminology
- The concept of walayah
- Walayah of socio-political leadership
- Reasoning
- By Quran
- By hadith
- Theological and philosophical argument
- History of the concept of Walayah
- Ismaili and Druze pillar
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- Further reading
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Welayah or Walaya (, meaning "guardianship" or "governance") is a general concept of the Islamic faith and a key word in Shia Islam that refers, among other things, to the nature and function of the Imamate.
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