shaykhs
Arab tribal chiefs
Shaykhs is the plural of shaykh, an Arabic title of respect for a tribal elder, religious leader, or Islamic scholar.
The term applies to heads of families, villages, or tribes, and to men revered for their learning or piety.
Also spelled sheikhs.
The shaykhs gathered to discuss the treaty.
Muslim religious guide
- muftiIslamic law interpreter
- mullahIslamic religious leader
- clericOrdained religious leader
- qadiIslamic legal adjudicator
ayatollah · muezzin · hafiz · maulana · sufi · dervish · scholar · jurist
Authority or controller
- guideLeader or instruction book
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
- tariqaSufi spiritual brotherhood
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
brotherhood · mystic · spiritual · devotion · silsila · initiation · teaching · wisdom
imam
Muslim religious guide
qadi · ayatollah · muezzin · hafiz · maulana · sufi · dervish · scholar · jurist · theologian
master
Authority or controller
- guideLeader or instruction book
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
- tariqaSufi spiritual brotherhood
order · brotherhood · mystic · spiritual · devotion · silsila · initiation · teaching · wisdom · enlightenment
chieftain
Leader of a tribe
leader · clan · tribe · council · lineage · kinship · desert · nomadic · ancestry · arbitration
venerable
Deserving honor for dignity
dignified · titled · noble · distinguished · elderly · sage · wise · revered · honorable · eminent