What does Al-ʿaʾla al-thaaminaa mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ʿaʾla al-thaaminaa (عائلة الثَّامِنَة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ʿaʾla al-thaaminaa

Al-ʿaʾla al-thaaminaa according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

(The Firdawsiyya): it is connected to al-Junayd al-Baghdadi; their shaykh was the shaykh Najm al-Din al-Kubra, to whom the shaykh Diya' al-Din al-Junaydi said: "You have become a shaykh among the great masters of Paradise."