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'''[[Sheikh]]''' is an Arabic word meaning the elder of a tribe, a revered old man, or an Islamic scholar. |
'''[[Sheikh]]''' is an Arabic word meaning the elder of a tribe, a revered old man, or an Islamic scholar. |
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'''Sheikh''', '''Shaikh''', '''Sheykh''', or '''Sheik''' also may refer to: |
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* [[Shaikhs in South Asia]], a social and ethnic grouping in South Asia |
* [[Shaikhs in South Asia]], a social and ethnic grouping in South Asia |
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Sheikh is an Arabic word meaning the elder of a tribe, a revered old man, or an Islamic scholar.
Sheikh, Shaikh, Sheykh, or Sheik also may refer to:
Communities
- Shaikhs in South Asia, a social and ethnic grouping in South Asia
- Kashmiri Shaikhs, a large Kashmiri clan
- Gujarati Shaikh, a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat
- Punjabi Shaikhs, a community found in Punjab consisting of Muslim converts from the Brahmins, Rajputs, and Khatris castes
- Rajasthani Shaikh, a Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan
- Shaikh of Bihar
- Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh
- Sindhi Shaikhs, a community found in Sindh consisting Muslim converts from the Lohana caste
People with the family name
- Al ash-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's leading religious family
- Aamina Sheikh (born 1981), Pakistani American actress
- Anwar Shaikh (critic of Islam) (1928–2006), Pakistani-born British author
- Anwar Shaikh (economist) (born 1945), Pakistani American economist
- Atif Sheikh (born 1991), English cricketer
- Javed Sheikh (born 1954), Pakistani actor
- Mohammed Sheikh (born 1973), English cricketer
- Saleem Sheikh (born 1967), Pakistani actor
- Shahnaz Sheikh, Pakistani hockey player
- Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Simon Sheikh (born 1986), Australian community campaigner and economist
Places
- Sheekh, a town in Sahil Province, Somaliland
- Sheykh, Golestan, a village in Iran
- Sheykh, Kurdistan, a village in Iran
- Sheykh, North Khorasan, a village in Iran
- Sheykh, West Azerbaijan, a village in Iran
Other uses
- "Sheikh" (song), a 2020 song by Indian singer Karan Aujla
- Sheikh (Sufism), a Sufi leader