Meanings
nounsheikha (plural sheikhas)
plural sheikhas · alternative shaikha
- A female sheikh.
Plus, Umm Waraqah was never explicitly forbidden to lead a mixed congregation. Wadud is now among a growing number of scholars, jurists, sheikhas, imamahs, and ordinary Muslim women pressing for the powers of religious authority.
2012, Robin Wright, Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World
Synonyms & antonyms
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