Qutb
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The term '''''' () means 'axis', 'pivot', or 'pole'. Qutb can refer to celestial movements and be used as an astronomical term or a spiritual symbol.
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- Scriptural evidence
- Temporal {{transliteration|ar|qutb}} and cosmic {{transliteration|ar|qutb}}
- Temporal {{transliteration|ar|qutb}}
- Cosmic {{transliteration|ar|qutb}}
- The cosmic hierarchy of the {{transliteration|ar|qutb}}
- People named Qutb
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- Notes
- References
The term '''''' () means 'axis', 'pivot', or 'pole'. Qutb can refer to celestial movements and be used as an astronomical term or a spiritual symbol.
In Sufism, a is the perfect human being, al-Insān al-Kāmil ('The Universal Man'), who leads the saintly hierarchy. The is the Sufi spiritual leader who has a divine connection with God and passes knowledge on which makes him central to, or the axis of, Sufism, but he is unknown to the world. There are five s per era, and they are infallible and trusted spiritual leaders. They are only revealed to a select group of mystics because there is a "human need for direct knowledge of God".
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