Mawlawi (Islamic title)

•  Ayatollah

  Ayatollah is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin. It is similar to the Christian Bishop.

  

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•  Sultan

  Sultan is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the masdar سلطة sulṭah, meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain Muslim rulers who claimed almost full sovereignty in practical terms (i.e.

  

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•  Emir

  Emir, ("commander" or "general", also "prince"; also transliterated as amir, aamir or ameer) is a high title of nobility or office, used throughout the Arab World, as well as historically in 19th-century Afghanistan and in the medieval Muslim world. Emirs are usually considered high-ranking sheikhs, but in monarchical states the term is also used for princes, with "Emirate" being analogous to principality in this sense.

  

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•  Sheikh

  Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Cheikh, Šeih, Šejh, Şeyh and other variants, is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "elder. " It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe, a revered wise man, or an Islamic scholar. Although the title generally refers to a male, a very small number of female sheikhs have also existed in history. It also refers to a man over 40 or 50 years old generally.

  

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•  Mullah

  Mullah is generally used to refer to a Muslim man, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word mawla, meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian". In large parts of the Muslim world, particularly Iran, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Turkey, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent, it is the name commonly given to local Islamic clerics or mosque leaders.

  

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•  Dervish

  A Dervish or Darvesh (from Persian درویش, Darvīsh) is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus. Dar in Persian means "a door", so Dervish literally means "one who opens the doors". The word is also related to terms for "ascetic" in some languages, as in the Urdu phrase darwaishana thabiyath, "an unflappable or ascetic temperament".

  

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•  Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

  Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, a historical term, was a pious title taken by the Ayyubids, Mamluk Sultans of Egypt, the Ottoman Sultans and which has been revived by modern Saudi kings.

  

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•  Hojatoleslam

  

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•  Akhoond

  An akhoond (akhund or akhwand) is a Persian name for a Muslim cleric, common in Iran and Azerbaijan. The Chinese word for imam,, used in particular by the Hui people, also derives from this term.

  

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•  Khawaja

  Khawaja or Khwaja is a title used in Middle East and South Asia. It is also used as family name in South Asia. Those who have had the surname within their family for generations are mostly of a higher class Kashmiri descent. This surname has served within the most popular and powerful political activities in South Asia.

  

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•  Mabinogion

  The Mabinogion is the title given to a collection of eleven prose stories collated from medieval Welsh manuscripts. The tales draw on pre-Christian Celtic mythology, international folktale motifs, and early medieval historical traditions. While some details may hark back to older Iron Age traditions, each of these tales is the product of a highly developed Welsh narrative tradition, both oral and written.

  

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•  Saas-Grund

  Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom. It is the starting point for a small independent ski area which is also part of the combined Saastal ski region, albeit connected to the other parts of the region by postal bus, rather than dedicated skilifts. It has a gondola up to the Kreuzboden (2400 m, in two sections) and Hohsaas (3200 m).

  

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•  Asashio class submarine

  The Asashio class submarine is a submarine class of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. This class is the successor of Ōshio.

  

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•  Taiwan Macaque

  

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•  Nathaniel Griffith

  

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