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wali   Term Image (walī ) Script Image
(Language:  Arabic)
Alternate Spellings:
Short Description: literally, "benefactor, protector"; used in the Koran especially of God
Long Description: literally, "benefactor, protector"; used in the Koran especially of God; in Sufism a "friend" of God or saint.
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Source(s): The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger
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Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms