qutb

E27191

Islamic mystical term Sufi concept spiritual rank

In Sufism, a qutb is regarded as the spiritual pole or supreme saint who serves as the hidden axis of the world and the chief guide for other mystics.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Qutb (spiritual pole)	1
qutb canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic mystical term ⓘ Sufi concept ⓘ spiritual rank ⓘ
associatedWith	Sufi sainthood ⓘ awliya ⓘ wali ⓘ
authorityType	spiritual authority ⓘ
comparedTo	axis mundi in comparative religion ⓘ
conceptualDomain	Islamic metaphysics ⓘ Islamic spirituality ⓘ Islamic kalam ⓘ surface form: Islamic theology
cosmologicalFunction	channel of divine grace to creation ⓘ maintains spiritual order of the world ⓘ
describedAs	cosmic spiritual pivot ⓘ
epistemicAccess	known fully only to God in many teachings ⓘ sometimes known to select saints ⓘ
foundIn	Sufi cosmological doctrines ⓘ Sufi hagiographical literature ⓘ
guides	Sufi mystics ⓘ Sufism ⓘ surface form: Sufi orders
hasMeaning	axis ⓘ spiritual pole ⓘ
hasRole	chief guide for other mystics ⓘ hidden axis of the world ⓘ supreme saint ⓘ
influencedTradition	Shia Sufism ⓘ Sufism ⓘ surface form: Sunni Sufism
languageOfTerm	Arabic ⓘ
linkedTo	Islamic esotericism ⓘ doctrine of sainthood hierarchy ⓘ
literalMeaning	axis ⓘ pole ⓘ
number	typically one at any given time in many Sufi doctrines ⓘ
perceivedStatus	recognized by advanced mystics ⓘ usually hidden from the public ⓘ
pluralForm	aqṭāb ⓘ
positionInHierarchy	highest rank of saints in many Sufi cosmologies ⓘ
relatedConcept	abdāl ⓘ aqṭāb ⓘ ghawth ⓘ
religiousTradition	Sufism ⓘ
temporalAspect	believed to exist in every age ⓘ
veneratedBy	Sufism ⓘ surface form: Sufis followers of Sufi saints ⓘ

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Input

Subject: qutb
Description of subject: In Sufism, a qutb is regarded as the spiritual pole or supreme saint who serves as the hidden axis of the world and the chief guide for other mystics.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sufism → hasRole → qutb ⓘ

Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil) → connectedTo → qutb ⓘ

this entity surface form: Qutb (spiritual pole)