SHAYKH

Meaning of SHAYKH in English

■ noun variant spelling of sheikh .

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SHAYKH — Also syakh , an honoring title with many meanings; literally, it means an old man; in Islamic theology and philosophy, …
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SHAYKH — variant of sheikh
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SHAYKH — /shayk, shuyk/ , n. shaikh (def. 2).
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SHAYKH TUSI — The Shi'is call Abu Ja'far Muhammad al Tusi (d. 460/1068) the 'Elder of the Denomination' (Shaykh al-ta'ifa), since he is …
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SHAYKH MURTADA — Shaykh Murtada Ansari Shustari (d. 1281/1864) reorganized the science of the principles of jurisprudence upon a new foundation and formulated …
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THANI, SHAYKH KHALIFA IBN HAMAD AL- — born 1932, Doha, Qatar amir of Qatar (197295), who came to power five months after Qatar became a sovereign independent …
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KAFR ASH-SHAYKH — also spelled Kafr El-sheikh muhafazah (governorate) in the central Nile Delta, Lower Egypt, with the Rosetta Branch of the river …
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HADI, SAYYID SHAYKH BIN AHMAD, AL- — born Nov. 9, 1867, Malacca, Straits Settlements [now Melaka, Malaysia] died Feb. 20, 1934, Penang, Straits Settlements Malay Islamic writer …
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AHMAD SIRHINDI, SHAYKH — born 1564?, Sirhind, Patiala, India died 1624, Sirhind Indian mystic and theologian who was largely responsible for the reassertion and …
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YAQUB KULAYNI — Thiqat al-islam Muhammad ibn Ya'qub Kulayni (d. 329/940) is the first person in Shi'ism to have separated the Shi'ite hadiths …
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VERSE OF CLEANING — Ayah of Tatheer is 33:33- "O Ahl al Bayt!, God wants to remove all kinds of uncleanliness from you and …
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THIQAT AL-ISLAM — Thiqat al-islam Muhammad ibn Ya'qub Kulayni (d. 329/940) is the first person in Shi'ism to have separated the Shi'ite hadiths …
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TAQI BAHJAT — Muhammad Taqi Bahjat: He was born in 1334 A.H. (1915 A.D.) in Fuman (Iran). His father Karbala'i Muhammad Bahjat was …
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SHIITE SCHOLAR — The Shi'is call Abu Ja'far Muhammad al Tusi (d. 460/1068) the 'Elder of the Denomination' (Shaykh al-ta'ifa), since he is …
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SAFI — Ayatollah Safi was born in Gulpaaygaan on the 19th of Jumadal Awwal 1337 AH (1918). His father was an eminent …
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MUSTAFAWI — " al-`Iqd al-nabawi wa al-sirr al-Mustafawi" a book written by al-`Idrus, Shaykh b. `Abd Allah b. Shaykh b. `Abd Allah, …
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MUHAMMAD TUSI — The Shi'is call Abu Ja'far Muhammad al Tusi (d. 460/1068) the 'Elder of the Denomination' (Shaykh al-ta'ifa), since he is …
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KULEYNI — Thiqat al-islam Muhammad ibn Ya'qub Kulayni (d. 329/940) is the first person in Shi'ism to have separated the Shi'ite hadiths …
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KULAYNI — Thiqat al-islam Muhammad ibn Ya'qub Kulayni (d. 329/940) is the first person in Shi'ism to have separated the Shi'ite hadiths …
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KHURASANI — Ayatullah Haaj Shaykh Husayn Wahid Khurasani: He was born in 1921 in Mashhad. Having finished the literature lessons, he learned …
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HASAN ZADE — Ayatollah Hasan-Zade Aamuli was born in Eera (a district in Larijaan, Aamul, Iran) in 1929. His formal name is Hasan …
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BAHJAT — Muhammad Taqi Bahjat: He was born in 1334 A.H. (1915 A.D.) in Fuman (Iran). His father Karbala'i Muhammad Bahjat was …
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AMULI — Ayatollah Hasan-Zade Aamuli was born in Eera (a district in Larijaan, Aamul, Iran) in 1929. His formal name is Hasan …
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SHEIKH — I or shaykh Among Arabic-speaking tribes, especially Bedouin , the male head of the family, as well as of each …
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SHEIKH — also spelled Sheik, Shaikh, or Shaykh, Arabic Shaykh, Arabic title of respect dating from pre-Islamic antiquity; it strictly means a …
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AHSA'I, AL- — born 1753, Al-Hasa, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia] died 1826, near Medina also called Shaykh Ahmad, in full Shaykh Ahmad …
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'AMILI, BAHA' AD-DIN MUHAMMAD IBN HUSAYN, AL- — born March 20, 1546, Baalbek, Syria died Aug. 20, 1622, Iran also called Shaykh Baha'i theologian, mathematician, jurist, and astronomer …
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SHEIKH — n. Qasimi Sheikh SulTan ibn Muhammad al Jabal al Shaykh Junayd Shaykh Shaykh Ahmad ibn Zayn al Din Ibrahim al …
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AHSA'I, AHMAD AL- — in full Shaykh A 1E25; mad ibn Zayn al-D 012B; n Ibrahim al-A 1E25; s 0101; 02BE; 012B; born 1753, …
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