the Forty Persons (Chehel Tan)
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The Forty Persons (Chehel Tan) are a sacred group of spiritual figures in Ahl-e Haqq belief, regarded as key manifestations of divine truth and intermediaries between God and humanity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ahl-e Haqq belief element
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religious concept ⓘ sacred spiritual group ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine manifestation
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intercession ⓘ sainthood ⓘ spiritual hierarchy ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
recitation of sacred narratives about them
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veneration at shrines ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iranian religious culture
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Kurdish religious culture ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | key figures in Ahl-e Haqq cosmology ⓘ |
| culticRole | figures invoked in prayers and supplications ⓘ |
| doctrinalImportance | central to Ahl-e Haqq understanding of divine presence ⓘ |
| doctrinalSource | Ahl-e Haqq sacred narratives and hymns ⓘ |
| etymology |
"Chehel" means forty in Persian
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"Tan" means persons or bodies in Persian ⓘ |
| function |
embody divine attributes
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mediate between the divine and human realms ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Chehel Tan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| metaphysicalStatus | emanations of divine truth ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 40 ⓘ |
| perceivedNature | partly human and partly divine in status ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Iraqi Kurdistan
NERFINISHED
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Western Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sufi-influenced beliefs
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heterodox Shiʿi traditions ⓘ |
| religiousCategory |
esoteric doctrine
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mystical figures ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Ahl-e Haqq
NERFINISHED
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Yarsanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
intermediaries between God and humanity
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manifestations of divine truth ⓘ |
| spiritualRole |
channels of divine grace
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protectors of the faithful ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning | fullness or completeness of a spiritual circle ⓘ |
| transcendence | exist beyond ordinary human condition ⓘ |
| transmission | known primarily through oral tradition ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
holy figures
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spiritual guardians ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Ahl-e Haqq community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldviewAspect | express the nearness of God to humanity in Ahl-e Haqq belief ⓘ |
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