shaykh al-Islam

noun

An outstanding scholar of Islamic interpretation, jurisprudence, theology, etc.

OriginArabic الإسلام →
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Meanings

nounshaykh al-Islam (plural shaykhs al-Islam)

plural shaykhs al-Islam · alternative shaikh al-Islam · alternative sheikh al-Islam · alternative shaikh ul-Islam · alternative sheikh ul-Islam · alternative shaykh ul-Islam

  1. historicalIslamAn outstanding scholar of Islamic interpretation, jurisprudence, theology, etc.

Origin

  1. Arabicالإسلام
  2. Englishshaykh al-Islam

Borrowed from Arabic الإسلام شيخ, literally "elder of Islam".

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