sheikh
C21719
concept
A sheikh is a respected leader or elder in Arab and Islamic societies, often serving as a religious scholar, tribal chief, or community authority.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sufi shaykh | 3 |
| Shadhili shaykh | 2 |
| Shaykh al-Islam | 2 |
| sheikh canonical | 2 |
| Naqshbandi shaykh | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: sheikh
Generated description
A sheikh is a respected leader or elder in Arab and Islamic societies, often serving as a religious scholar, tribal chief, or community authority.
Instances (10)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Sheikh Muhammed | — |
| Ahmad Sirhindi | Naqshbandi shaykh |
| Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki | Sufi shaykh |
| Abd al-Qahir | Sufi shaykh |
| Ebussuud Efendi | Shaykh al-Islam |
| Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi | Sufi shaykh |
| Mustafa Sabri | Shaykh al-Islam |
| Sabah I bin Jaber | — |
|
Aḥmad
surface form:
Aḥmad ibn ʿAtaʾ Allah al-Iskandari
|
Shadhili shaykh |
| Abu’l-‘Abbas al-Mursi | Shadhili shaykh |