wali (walī)

(Language: Arabic)

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.

Sources: The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger