Islamic Litany of Saints

Invocation of Saints' names is important in traditional / orthodox Islam which usually is tied to Sufism and tareqa as well. Here are several saints and prophets that can be invoked in tawassul or intercession.

Holy Apostle Muhammad saw

25 Prophets and Apostles

4 Holy Apostles that receive Scriptures:
1. Muhammad saw
2. Moses as
3. David as
4. Isa / Jesus as

Holy Patriarchs and Matriarchs
1. Noah
2. Abraham
3. Sarah
4. Hagar
5. Isaac
6. Ishmael

4 Queens of Heaven:
1. Asiyah (Pharaoh's wife)
2. Maryam
3. Khadijah
4. Fathimah

Parents of the Holy Apostle:
1. Abdullah
2. Aminah

First Ahlul Bayt:
1. Ali bin Abi Thalib
2. Hasan bin Ali
3. Husayn bin Ali

Female saints:
1. Sayyidah Nafisah (the teacher of Imam Syafii)
2. Rabiah Al Adawiyah
3. Kurdiyah binti Amr
4. Aisyah binti Ahmad ath-Thawwil al-Marwaziyyah
5. Mu’adzah al-‘Adawiyah
6. Fatimah an-Naisaburiyah

4 Imam Mazhab:
Hanafi, 
Maliki, 
Syafii,
Hambali

Regional Wali:
1. Wali Sanga (Java)
2. Mbah Moen NU (Java)
3. Abah Guru Sekumpul (Borneo)
4. Habib Ali Kwitang (Jakarta)
5. Habib Alwi bin Ali al Habsyi (Java)

Sufi Saints:
1. Abu Bakar Al Alaydrus
2. Imam Al Ghazali
3. Abdul Qadir Al Gilani
4. Abdallah ibn Alawi al-Haddad


Quran Commentors (Tafsir)
1. Ibnu Katsir
2. Jalalain

Hadith Scholars:
1. Imam Bukhari
2. Imam Muslim

Martyrs (syahid):

Walu Quthub:
Syekh ahmad ar-rifa'i
syekh abdul qadir al-jilani
syekh ahmad al -badawi
syekh ibrahim ad-dasuqi 

In his divine court, there are three hundred akhyār ("excellent ones"), forty abdāl ("substitutes"), seven abrār ("piously devoted ones"), four awtād ("pillars"), three nuqabā ("leaders") and one qutb.

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