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Quṭb and Abdāl (The Hidden Saintly Hierarchy)
The invisible cosmic hierarchy of saints—the Pole and the substitutes—through whom God sustains the world.
The invisible cosmic hierarchy of saints—the Pole and the substitutes—through whom God sustains the world.
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Majmucat Rasail Wa Masail 186↗challenges
Majmuʿat al-Rasaʾil wa-l-Masaʾil · Ibn Taymiyya
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