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Al-Wali (الوالي): Meaning of Allah’s Name

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Al-Wali: The Governor

Explanation of the name Al-Wali

Al-Wali is the Owner of all things and the One Who governs them, Whose will acts upon them: He disposes of them as He wills, His command is carried out in them and His decree runs over them. Al-Wali may also mean the Bestower of favours, Who grants one favour after another. The word goes back to al-wali, the rain that follows the first rain which marks the face of the earth.

Summary translated from the Arabic of al-Khattabi
Original Arabic text

الوالي: هو المالك للأشياء، والمتولي لها، والمتصرفة مشيئته فيها، يصرفها كيف شاء، ينفذ فيها أمره، ويجري عليها حكمه، وقد يكون الوالي بمعنى المنعم، عودا على بدء، ومن هذا قول ذي الرمة:

لني ولية تمرع جنابي فإنني ... لوسمي ما أوليتني منك شاكر

[وأصله من الولي الذي يلي الوسمي] وهو أول مطر يسم وجه الأرض.

The name in the Quran

This name does not occur in this form in the text of the Quran.

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