The Concept of "Wilayat" in the Works of Fakhreddin Iraqi and Abdul Ghani Nablusi

The present article examines the concept of "Wilayat" in the works of Iraqi and al-Nabulsi, as one of the important elements of Islamic mysticism and Sufism, and the purpose of comparing their votes is to express their similarities and differences. The result of this comparative study is the concept of Wilayat in Iraqi and Nablusi’s works, which has been done by descriptive-analytical method, expresses this main resemblance that in Iraqi’s and Nablusi’s thought, "Wali/Vali" means two real "al-Insān al-Kāmil" and "Pir" who have attained the rank of Fana, the status of a lover and intuition. From this point of view, it can be said that in Nablusi’s and Iraqi’s thought, the Wilayat is more focused on the ideas of ibn Arabi and this intellectual commonality of theirs is, above all, the result of the description of Ibn Arabi's works, especially Fusus al-Hakam by them. But the most important difference between the two mentioned, and their dynasty in the concept in question is that in the Iraqi and Suhrawardi works, the wilayat is "Wahhabi" by God, and in Nablusi's and Naqshbandi's thought, it has an "acquired" aspect. From this perspective, Iraqi and Suhrawardiyeh believe that for the Wilayat, divine care must be taken; also it will be from the charter of Khatam al-Anbiya. But in Nablusi's and Naqshbandiyya's thought, first of all, anyone can reach the position of Wilayat, and secondly, special Wilayat is the result of the immediate manifestation of the God's Wilayat after the realization of individual annihilation.