Abdal
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Abdal are a group of righteous, hidden saints in Islamic mysticism believed to uphold spiritual balance in the world.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
category of saints
ⓘ
concept in Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
awliya
ⓘ
ghawth ⓘ qutb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sufism ⓘ |
| believedBy |
some Shia mystics
ⓘ
some Sunni mystics ⓘ |
| believedToBe | a fixed number of saints present in every age ⓘ |
| characteristic |
hidden
ⓘ
righteous ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
part of the spiritual hierarchy of saints
ⓘ
supporters of the world ⓘ |
| describedAs | saints ⓘ |
| doctrineStatus | part of esoteric belief not core Islamic creed ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | substitutes ⓘ |
| functionInBelief |
intermediaries of divine mercy
ⓘ
protectors of communities ⓘ |
| geographicalAssociation |
Levant in some traditions
ⓘ
Syria in some traditions ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic mystical traditions
ⓘ
Sufi hagiographical literature ⓘ |
| numberInTradition | often said to be forty ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInBelief | upholding spiritual balance in the world ⓘ |
| sourceType | post-prophetic mystical lore ⓘ |
| status |
recognized only by other saints according to some traditions
ⓘ
unknown to ordinary people ⓘ |
| successionBelief | replaced by another saint when one dies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ghawth