wali (Islamic saint)
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A wali in Islam is a revered saintly figure believed to possess closeness to God, spiritual insight, and the ability to intercede or perform miracles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| wali (Islamic saint) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6940893 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: wali (Islamic saint) Context triple: [Sultan al-Awliya, titleFor, wali (Islamic saint)]
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Mawlānā
Mawlānā is an honorific title most famously associated with the 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī.
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Sufi saint Salim Chishti
Sufi saint Salim Chishti was a revered 16th-century Chishti mystic whose spiritual influence and blessings were highly esteemed by the Mughal emperor Akbar and led to the establishment of a major Sufi center at Fatehpur Sikri.
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Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi was a prominent 19th–20th century Sunni Islamic scholar, jurist, theologian, and founder of the Barelvi movement in South Asia, renowned for his extensive writings and staunch defense of traditional Sunni beliefs.
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Sheikh Shams
Sheikh Shams is a central holy figure in Yazidism, often associated with the sun and revered as one of the key divine beings in the Yazidi religious tradition.
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Khwāja
Khwāja is an honorific title of respect in Persian and Islamic cultures, historically used for learned, revered, or spiritually distinguished men such as the poet Hafez.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: wali (Islamic saint) Target entity description: A wali in Islam is a revered saintly figure believed to possess closeness to God, spiritual insight, and the ability to intercede or perform miracles.
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A.
Mawlānā
Mawlānā is an honorific title most famously associated with the 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī.
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B.
Sufi saint Salim Chishti
Sufi saint Salim Chishti was a revered 16th-century Chishti mystic whose spiritual influence and blessings were highly esteemed by the Mughal emperor Akbar and led to the establishment of a major Sufi center at Fatehpur Sikri.
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C.
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi was a prominent 19th–20th century Sunni Islamic scholar, jurist, theologian, and founder of the Barelvi movement in South Asia, renowned for his extensive writings and staunch defense of traditional Sunni beliefs.
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D.
Sheikh Shams
Sheikh Shams is a central holy figure in Yazidism, often associated with the sun and revered as one of the key divine beings in the Yazidi religious tradition.
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E.
Khwāja
Khwāja is an honorific title of respect in Persian and Islamic cultures, historically used for learned, revered, or spiritually distinguished men such as the poet Hafez.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious title
ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
seeking blessings
ⓘ
supplication at shrines ⓘ visitation of tombs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shia Islam
NERFINISHED
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Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| believedToHaveAbility | intercession ⓘ |
| believedToHaveAbility |
karāmāt
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perform miracles ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
nabī
ⓘ
rasūl ⓘ |
| coreAttribute |
God-consciousness
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closeness to God ⓘ piety ⓘ righteousness ⓘ spiritual insight ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
asceticism
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devotional practice ⓘ moral excellence ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalDebateOn |
extent of miracles
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intercession ⓘ tomb visitation ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning |
friend
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guardian ⓘ one who is close ⓘ protector ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | awliyāʾ ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration | walī ⓘ |
| label |
Islamic saint
ⓘ
wali ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic theology
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Sufi literature ⓘ hagiographies ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Muslim communities ⓘ |
| recognizedCriterion |
following the Qurʾan
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following the Sunnah ⓘ purity of intention ⓘ service to others ⓘ steadfast faith ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
karāmāt al-awliyāʾ
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sainthood in Islam ⓘ walāya ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Sufi orders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
folk Islam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: wali (Islamic saint) Description of subject: A wali in Islam is a revered saintly figure believed to possess closeness to God, spiritual insight, and the ability to intercede or perform miracles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.