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Liever Turks dan Paaps ("Rather Turkish than Popish"), also Liever Turksch dan Paus ("Rather Turkish than Pope"), was a Dutch Christian slogan during the Dutch Revolt of the end of the 16th century. The slogan was used by the Dutch mercenary naval forces (the " Sea Beggars ") in their fight against Catholic Spain.
Wali Songo (Javanese: ꦮꦭꦶꦱꦔ, lit. 'Nine Saints'), also transcribed as Wali Sanga , are revered saints of Islam in Indonesia , especially on the island of Java , because of their historic role in the spread of Islam in Indonesia .
The Arabic term wali is commonly translated into English as "Saint". This should not be confused with the Christian tradition of sainthood. Ṣamūʾīl صَمُوئِيل: Not mentioned by name, only referred to as a messenger/prophet sent to the Israelites and who anoints Saul as a king. [124] [125] Samuel
According to the Talmud, there were 48 prophets and 7 prophetesses of Judaism (Hebrew: נְבִיאִים Nəvīʾīm, Tiberian: Năḇīʾīm, "Prophets", literally "spokespersons").
In an Islamic context, Bani Isra'il (Arabic: بني إسرائيل Banī Isrā'īl "The children of Israel") (Biblical Hebrew: b'nei yisrael, בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל) refers to the children of Jacob.
If someone has been made wali, then they have full walayat (guardianship of faith) of them. Dawoodi Bohras believe walayah to be the most important of the seven pillars of Isma'ilism. It is the acceptance of guardianship of Allah, through His Da'i, Imam, Wasi (Wali), Ali and prophet Muhammad. To accept that Ali is wali of Allah is doing walayat ...
His main mentor was Sunan Bonang, another of the Wali Sanga. Kalijaga's beliefs and teaching are more sufistic than salaf, applying arts and culture as a medium for his dawah. He was also tolerant of local tradition. His exegesis from the Quranic perspective led him to believe that people will keep away from dakwah if their personality is ...
Sunan Gunungjati was the only one of the Wali Songo to have assumed a sultan's coronet. He used his kingship — imbued with the twin authority of his paternal Hashemite lineage and his maternal royal ancestry — to propagate Islam all along the Pesisir, or northern coast of Java. [citation needed]