Noun
The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to some commentators, when Mahomet's fanatical disciple Seide hesitates to carry out Mahomet's instruction to kill sheik Zopir, the wording in Mahomet's rebuke was reminiscent of language used by the Christian priesthood. Source: Internet
Did Zelda assume the identity of Sheik out of necessity alone, or desire to break free from who a princess is expected to be? Source: Internet
He informed that he attended the Maulud celebration, where he was conferred with the titles of Sarkin Yakin Talakawa and Garkwuwan almajairi, on the invitation of revered cleric, Sheik Usman Dahiru Bauchi. Source: Internet
According to him, Sheik Amin also committed to memory a book of logic (mantic) called Main Sullam by Akhdari and the famous book of eulogy of the prophet called Burdatu Madheeh by Imam Busairi. Source: Internet
In an article that appeared on July 1, 1923, Valentino Declares He Isn't a Sheik, Mitchell, M., et al., Margaret Mitchell: reporter, p. 152-154. Source: Internet
Sheik Hussein Mohammed Ali Abu Yussef of Tuba was quoted in 1948 as saying, "Is it not written in the Koran that the ties of neighbors are as dear as those of relations? Source: Internet