Taqavi Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 What is the meaning of Wilayah? The original meaning of wilayah is to remove any delimiter that separates two things making the two as close as possible. Only certain human beings can reach this degree of closeness to Allah (swt) when he/she can remove any barrier standing between them and Allah (swt) getting so close to him that they reach the status of "until he was as close to him as the distance of two bows, or even less."[1] Such significant achievement entitles the person the title of walyyullah (the wali of Allah (swt)). In terms of Shia beliefs, however, wilayah means the authority that Allah (swt) has bestowed upon his chosen ones that are Rasulullah (s) and the infallibles of his progeny (as) because of their closeness to Allah (swt) which is accomplished through following the way of servitude towards Allah (swt). [1].Al-Najm: 9, ""فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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