Sultana (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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•  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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•  Peace be upon him (Islam)

  Peace be upon him is a phrase that practising Muslims often say after saying (or hearing) the name of a prophet of Islam. There are three variants of this phrase in Arabic: "Peace be upon him": - this expression follows after naming any prophet other than Muhammad, or one of the archangels "May Allah honour him and grant him peace. ": - this expression follows specifically after saying the name of the last prophet of Islam, Muhammad. "May Allah grant peace and blessings to him and his family.

  

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•  Sayyid

  Sayyid literally means Mister. In the Arab world itself, the word is the equivalent of the English "Mister", as in Sayyid John Smith. The same concept is expressed by the word sidi (from the contracted form sayyidī 'my lord') in the Moroccan dialect of Arabic.

  

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•  Marja

  

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•  Sharif

  Sharīf is a traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets, such as property, wells, and land. The feminine form is sharifa(h). Primarily Sunnis in the Arab world reserve the term sharif for descendants of Hasan ibn Ali, while sayyid is used for descendants of Husayn ibn Ali. Both Hasan and Husayn are grandchildren of Prophet Muhammad, through the marriage of his cousin Ali and his daughter Fatima.

  

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•  Hisayama, Fukuoka

  Hisayama is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,692 and a density of 205.50 persons per km². The total area is 37.43 km². One of the few Costco in Japan is located here.

  

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•  Chachalaca

  Chachalacas are one of the groups of cracid birds. They all belong into the genus Ortalis. They were formerly united with the similar-looking guans into a subfamily, but are probably closer to the curassows . The generic name is derived from the Greek word όρταλις, meaning "pullet" or "domestic hen. " The common name is an onomatopoeia for the four-noted cackle of the Plain Chachalaca (O. vetula).

  

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•  Mériel

  Mériel is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.

  

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•  Voires

  Voires is a commune in the Doubs department' in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.

  

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