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The Abdals (lit.: servants of Allah) are a group of 40 mysterious beings, only known to and appointed by Allah. It is through their operations that the world continues to exist. Allah is the Arabic language word referring to God, the Lord and, literally according to the Quran, to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Abrahamic religions. ... Allah is the Arabic language word referring to God, the Lord and, literally according to the Quran, to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Abrahamic religions. ...
The Abdals were also a set of Muslim radicals in Persia. Motto: de facto: EsteqlÄl, ÄzÄdÄ«, jomhÅ«rÄ«-ye eslÄmÄ« (Persian for Independence, freedom, (the) Islamic Republic de jure: Allaho Akbar (Arabic for God is Great)[1] Anthem: SorÅ«d-e MellÄ«-e ĪrÄn Capital (and largest city) Tehran Persian Government Islamic Republic - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
Should they become conscious of their own status as abdals, the realization itself renders them ineffective in their role, which is to channel the One's power without obstruction into the strengthening of the world.
Not in the relationship -- which is normally one of the great pleasures of the people who know the abdal -- but in keeping one's own reactions from tipping off the abdal to the fact that there is something unusual or special about him or her.
Beings similar to abdals, the Lamed Wufniks, are described in Talmudic legend.
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