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Abdal

Abdāl (Arabic: أبدال) lit: substitutes, but which can also mean "generous" and "noble" ) is a term used in Islamic metaphysics and Islamic mysticism, both Sunni and Shiite, to refer to a particularly important group of God's saints. In the tradition of Sunni Islam in particular, the concept attained an especially important position in the writings of the…

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ArabicIslamic metaphysicsIslamic mysticismSunniShiite
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Al-ShamIraqLebanonEgyptAntioch
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Leadership

Al-GhawthSheikh Abdul Qadir JilaniBaghdadQutb
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Etymology

GodAkhyar
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Abdal

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples60
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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related to Function · 20
Abdal → Abdals, Al-Sham, Although, Antioch, Badal, Egypt, God's, He, Iraq, Islam, It, Lebanon, Massisa, South Africa, Such, Sufi, Sunni, Syria, The, They
related to Number · 13
Abdal → Adam, Allah, As, Ibrahim, Israfil, It, Jibra’il, Mika’il, Musa, Muslim, One, There, When
related to Hierarchy · 11
Abdal → Ibn Arabī, In, In Sufism, It, Moorish Spain, One, Persian Ali Hujwiri, Sufis, The, There, Two
related to Leadership · 10
Abdal → Al-Ghawth, Arabic, At, Baghdad, Helper, Pole, Qutb, Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, The Abdals, This
related to Etymology · 6
Abdal → Akhyar, Badal, Badeel, God, The Abdals, They

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ibn saints one group sunni hierarchy god qutb said whose hearts abdāl forty world term important rank number sufi arabic

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