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كانت بامر المشايخ في السعودية

English translation: sheikhs


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Arabic term or phrase: كانت بامر المشايخ في السعودية
المشايخ is what I am interested in.
Leann
United States
Local time: 09:30
English translation:sheikhs
Explanation:
مشايخ is another word to indicate the sheikhs
Reference: dictionary Traini; Arabic-Italian
See also this link
http://www.esinislam.com/Muslim_Biography/Sheikh_Adelabu.htm
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Vincenzo Di Maso
Portugal
Local time: 14:30
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4 +3sheikhs
Vincenzo Di Maso
5ScholarsNagwan Noaman
5It was under the instruction of the sheikhs in Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Atallah
2tribe leaders
WalidmUK


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sheikhs


Explanation:
مشايخ is another word to indicate the sheikhs
Reference: dictionary Traini; Arabic-Italian
See also this link
http://www.esinislam.com/Muslim_Biography/Sheikh_Adelabu.htm

Vincenzo Di Maso
Portugal
Local time: 14:30
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nadia Ayoub
6 hrs
  -> shukran!

agree  ghada-trans
7 hrs
  -> shukran!

agree  WalidmUK
18 hrs
  -> shukran!
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
It was under the instruction of the sheikhs in Saudi Arabia


Explanation:
Sheikh (also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Cheikh, and other variants) = Islamic scholar


Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 16:30
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
tribe leaders


Explanation:
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WalidmUK
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Scholars


Explanation:
scholars---if the target audience are non-Muslims.
Sheikhs\Ulama(scholars)---if the target audience are Muslims.
Non-Muslims don't know what sheikhs or ulama mean so there is no point mentioning it to them. However, when it comes to Muslims this is how terms like this are translated in religious books and articles [transliteration (translation)]. This serves to teach them the different Arabic Terms.

Nagwan Noaman
Yemen
Local time: 17:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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