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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Sultan al-Awliya canonical 1

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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