Saint
"Sainthood" redirects here. For the Tegan and Sara album, see
Sainthood (album).
In traditional Christian iconography, saints are often depicted
as having halos, which is a symbol of their holiness. Note that
Judas is depicted without a halo.
In various religions, saints are important people who are
believed to have exceptional holiness. In Christian usage,
"saint" refers to anyone who is a Christian, or anyone who is in
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Islam
Sunni Islam
The Arabic term wali (Arabic ولي, plural Awliyā' أولياء) is
commonly translated into English as "Saint". However, the wali
should not be confused with the Christian tradition of
sainthood. A prominent early scholar of Sunni Islamic beliefs,
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Tahawi, mentioned in his book "Al-Aqidah
At-Tahawiya":
We do not prefer any of the saintly men among the Ummah over
any of the Prophets but rather we say that any one of the
Prophets is better than all the awliya' put together. We
believe in what we know of Karamat, the marvels of the awliya'
and in authentic stories about them from trustworthy
sources.[36]
Unlike Prophets and Messengers, Saints in Islam can be either
male and female. One of the most well known of them is Rabia
al-Adawiyya.
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