f. sheikha
Arabic and Islamic honorific title.
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Examples for "sheikh"
Examples for "sheikh"
1Emptiness. The sheikh's wife-on-the-run has now been asked to help free Latifa.
2Providing, of course, she could persuade the sheikh to let her go.
3Whoever the sheikh might be, he kept good order in his domain.
4Representatives of the sheikh did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
5The sheikh, though, does not believe he can rely on Iran altogether.
1The sheik has finished his prayer in the silence of his chamber.
2Who but the sheik could of right say to the caravan, Halt!
3The sheik and the ulemas must be rescued, cost what it might.
4When the Mahdists rode up the sheik rose and saluted their commander.
5And, in fact, Phyllis gave a cool nod to her sheik friend.
1The mullah was new and very young, he told himself with disgust.
2Shah Mirza went off joyfully, evidently having implicit faith in the mullah.
3The mullah stood with his back to it and beckoned King nearer.
4The mullah glared at him but let him by without a word.
5The mullah did not look round, for he knew what was happening.
1The shaikh, or holy man, consented; for the acceptance of such an invitation accorded with the sunnat, or law and tradition of the prophet.
2We rode up the street of Remmoon, and found the shaikh and principal men of the town lazily smoking in the shadow of a house.
3Every kraal has its Oddai (shaikh or head man,) after whose name the settlement, as in Sindh and other pastoral lands, is called.
4Shaikh said outlining a future vision could build up opposition to Assad.
5Shaikh Ibrahim said to himself: 'Why am I sitting so far away?
1They assemble in a large hall, where they take their seats in a semi-circle, facing the shekh.
2The sultan then took leave of the shekh, and returned with his intended son-in-law to the palace.
3Previous to the experiment, we had decided on making a bargain with the shekh for the journey to Palmyra.
4When it was noon the shekh again desired his pupil to knock at another door, and order dinner to be brought in.
5This he said out of compliment; but the shekh replied, "My lord, the marriage cannot be valid without a dower."
1But death stepped in, and the Akhoond passed into history.
2When not busy in the wars, the Akhoond was always to be found at Saidu.
3The Akhoond was not, however, its civil ruler.
4The title Akhoond merely means "teacher," and he was, primarily, a religious teacher and nothing more.
5No wonder, then, that the Akhoond was a power in the land, and that Ameer after Ameer sought his assistance.
1Constantinople Crowds Gathered at the Mosque of Faith While Sheikh Ul-Islam Proclaims the Declaration of War Against the Allies.
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