Waliullah (name)

Waliullah, also spelled Valiullah, Valiollah (Arabic: ولي الله) is used as a male Muslim and Bahá'í given name, meaning friend of God.This is the title of Imam Ali, the first Shia Imam and the Fourth Rashidun Caliph. It may refer to:

• Muhammad al-Mahdi , the 12th Imam of Shia Muslims
• Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703–1762), Indian Islamic scholar and reformer
• Ablai Khan (1711-1781), born as Wali-ullah Abul-Mansur Khan, the ruler of the Kazakh Khanate
• Valíyu'lláh Varqá (1884-1955), Iranian Bahá'í leader
• Syed Waliullah (1922-1971), Bangladeshi novelist, short-story writer and playwright
• Valiollah Khakdan (1923-1996), Azerbaijani-Iranian art director
• Valiollah Fallahi (1931-1981), Iranian general
• Valiullah Faiz Mahdavi (ca. 1978-2006), Iranian political prisoner

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