Sultan of the Saints
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Sultan of the Saints is an honorific Islamic title traditionally given to the most eminent and spiritually exalted of the Sufi saints.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultan of the Saints canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic honorific title
ⓘ
religious title ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sultan al-Auliya
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ⓘ
Sultan al-Awliya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
Muslim devotees
ⓘ
Sufi followers ⓘ |
| appliedTo | prominent Sufi saints in various orders ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Sufi hierarchy of saints
ⓘ
sainthood in Islam ⓘ spiritual authority ⓘ wilayah (sainthood) ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic honorifics
ⓘ
Sufi terminology ⓘ religious honorifics ⓘ |
| connotation |
preeminence in spiritual status
ⓘ
supreme rank among saints ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOfUse |
Anatolia
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ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOfUse |
Balkans
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ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | honorific Islamic title traditionally given to the most eminent and spiritually exalted of the Sufi saints ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
Awliya (Arabic plural of wali, friend of God)
ⓘ
Sultan (Arabic for authority or king) ⓘ |
| hasGenderUsage | predominantly male saints ⓘ |
| implies | preeminent friend of God ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Arabic ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | King of the Saints ⓘ |
| partOf |
Islamic honorific system
ⓘ
Sufi spiritual rank terminology ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scopeOfUse |
Sunni Sufi communities
ⓘ
some Shia Sufi communities ⓘ |
| titleFor |
most eminent Sufi saints
ⓘ
spiritually exalted Sufi saints ⓘ |
| typicalContext |
Sufi devotional literature
ⓘ
Sufi hagiography ⓘ Sufi oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedAs |
epithet in Sufi poetry
ⓘ
title in prayers and supplications to saints ⓘ |
| usedInTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
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