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Wali

Friend, protector, guardian

وَلِيّ
وَلِيّ

Wali

Friend, protector, guardian

Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Wali
Arabic
وَلِيّ
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
w-l-y
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah al-Baqarah 2:257

Origin & meaning

Allah is the wali of the believers. Used in the Quran many times.

Quranic source
Surah al-Baqarah 2:257
Themes
faithlove
Same root · w-l-y

Names sharing this root.

عَبْدُ ٱلْوَلِيّ
Abdul-Wali
Servant of the Protector
مَوْلَى
Mawla
Protector, master

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).

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