Sultan al-Awliya

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Sultan al-Awliya is a revered honorific title for the eminent 12th-century Sufi saint and scholar Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, signifying his status as a preeminent spiritual leader among the saints.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title ⓘ
religious title ⓘ
appliedTo Sufi saints ⓘ
associatedCentury 12th century ⓘ
associatedConcept wilaya (sainthood) ⓘ
associatedRegion Baghdad ⓘ
associatedTradition Qadiriyya Sufi order ⓘ
associatedWith veneration of saints in Islam ⓘ
connotation high spiritual authority ⓘ
supreme sainthood ⓘ
denotesStatus chief of the saints ⓘ
preeminent Sufi saint ⓘ
epithetOf Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani ⓘ
etymologyComponent Awliya (plural of wali, saints) ⓘ
Sultan (ruler, king) ⓘ
grammaticalNumber singular ⓘ
honorificCategory Sufi honorific ⓘ
honorificFor Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
meaning King of the Saints ⓘ
Sultan of the Saints ⓘ
mostCommonBearer Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani ⓘ
refersTo Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani ⓘ
religiousContext Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
titleFor wali (Islamic saint) ⓘ
titleType spiritual leadership title ⓘ
usedBy Sufi devotees ⓘ
Sunni Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Sunni Islam
usedIn Sufism ⓘ

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Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani → honorificTitle → Sultan al-Awliya ⓘ
subject linked to: Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani
Sultan of the Saints → alsoKnownAs → Sultan al-Awliya ⓘ
Sultan of the Saints → alsoKnownAs → Sultan al-Auliya ⓘ
linked to: Sultan al-Awliya
عبد القادر الجيلاني → أشهر الألقاب → سلطان الأولياء ⓘ
subject linked to: غوث الأعظم
linked to: Sultan al-Awliya