An-Nujaba

Posted on 06/28/2012 by marina

AN-NUJABA’. النجباء
The pl. of Najib. “The Excellent ones.” According to the Sufis, forty saintly characters who always exist on earth for the benefit of it people. (See Kashshafu ‘l-Istilahat in loco.)

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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