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Meanings of shaykh al-islām in English

Russian
шайх ал-ислам
Portuguese
shaikh al-islam
Spanish
shaikh al-islam
Catalan
xaykh al-islam
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Honorific title in the classical era for outstanding scholars of the Islamic sciences.

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шайх ал-ислам
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Examples for "sheikh"
Examples for "sheikh"
1
Emptiness. The sheikh's wife-on-the-run has now been asked to help free Latifa.
News.com.au
2
Providing, of course, she could persuade the sheikh to let her go.
Arabian nights with a rake
3
Whoever the sheikh might be, he kept good order in his domain.
A river in the sky
4
Representatives of the sheikh did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Radio NZ
5
The sheikh, though, does not believe he can rely on Iran altogether.
Reuters
1
Constantinople Crowds Gathered at the Mosque of Faith While Sheikh Ul-Islam Proclaims the Declaration of War Against the Allies.
The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, ...