Persian name for an Islamic cleric.
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.
6When he began his last struggle with the British, he begged the Akhoond to lead his armies as of old.