AUGURY

[ FAʾL .] AULĪYĀʾ ( اولياء‎ ), pl. of walī . “Favourites of God.” The expre ion occurs in the Qurʾān in the following verse, “Are not the favourites of God those on whom no fear shall come, nor shall they be put to grief?” ( Sūrah x. 63 ). AUTĀD ( اوتاد‎ ). Lit . “props or pillars.” A term used by the Ṣūfīs for the four saints, by whom the four corners of the world are said to be supported. AʿŪẔU BILLĀH ( اعوذ بالله‎ ). Another name for the Taʿauwuẕ, or the prayer in the daily liturgy: “I seek refuge with God from the cursed Satan.” [ PRAYER .]