Waliullah, also spelled Waliyullah, Valiullah, Valiollah () is used as a male

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

name and often a

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, meaning 'Custodian of God' or 'Friend of Allāh. Most prominently, this is an epithet of

Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until Assassination of Ali, his assassination in 661, as well as the first imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muha ...

, the first

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and the fourth

Rashidun Caliph The Rashidun Caliphate () is a title given for the reigns of first caliphs (lit. "successors") — Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali collectively — believed to represent the perfect Islam and governance who led the Muslim community and po ...

. Frequent in the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

influenced Islamic World; It may also refer to: *

Shah Waliullah Dehlawi Qutb ud-Din Ahmad ibn ʿAbd-ur-Rahim al-ʿUmari ad-Dehlawi (‎; 1703–1762), commonly known as Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (also Shah Wali Allah), was an Islamic Sunni scholar and Sufi reformer, who contributed to Islamic revival in the Indian s ...

(1703–1762), Indian Islamic scholar and reformer *

Valiollah Fallahi Valiollah Fallahi () (1931 – 29 September 1981) was an Iranian military officer and prominent figure during the Iran–Iraq War. Career Fallahi served as commander ground forces. Until June 1980 he was the deputy commander of joint staff. He was ...

(1931–1981), Iranian general * Valiollah Khakdan (1923–1996), Azerbaijani-Iranian art director *Wali-ullah Abul-Mansur Khan, known as

Ablai Khan Wāli-ūllah Abū'l-Mansūr Khan (, romanized: ''Uäliūllah Äbılmansūr Han''), better known as Abylai Khan or Ablai Khan (May 23, 1711 — May 23, 1781) was Khan of the Middle Jüz (central region) and was the last independent Kazakh Khan ...

(1711–1781), the ruler of the Kazakh Khanate *

Valiollah Seif Valiollah Seif (, born 1 January 1952) is an Iranian banker. He was the governor of the Central Bank of Iran from 2013 until 2018. Early life Seif was born on 1 January 1952 in Nahavnd. He gained his Bsc. and Msc. from Petroleum University of Tec ...

(born 1952), Iranian banker *

Syed Waliullah Syed Waliullah (August 15, 1922 – October 10, 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He was notable for his debut novel, '' Lalsalu'' (translated in English with the title ''"Tree Without Roots"''). He was awarded ...

(1922–1971), Bangladeshi novelist, short-story writer and playwright *

Valíyu'lláh Varqá Mírzá Valíyu'lláh Khán-i-Varqá (‎ ; 18841955) was a prominent Persian Baháʼí who was appointed a Hand of the Cause by Shoghi Effendi. He was the son of Varqá, the martyr-poet, and the father of ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá, (1911 ...

(1884–1955), Iranian Bahá'í leader

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