Talk:Shaykh of Sufism

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[edit] Definition

The article should have a section on the use of the word in sufism; the whole article is not about sufism (as the first line indicates). Accordingly, the name of the article should be changed. Or maybe the intention was to emphasise the term 'Shaykh' in Sufism and mention that the word 'Shaykh' has other uses in the Arabic language ? Let's try and clear up the confusion :). Thanks. MP (talk) 11:49, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, I've just seen and read the article sheikh and my confusion has vanished. The present article then should not discuss the general meaning of the word 'sheikh', as it's already in the sheikh article, but should have the term Sheikh in Sufism bolded and defined in the first line. MP (talk) 11:54, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

The word 'sheikh' is not an islamic word and should not be given a strictly religious definition. Sheikh is an arabic word that has many meanings and that can be used in different meanings. This is why the 'shaykh of sufism' should not be merged at all with the article shaykh, but can be added as an extra sub definition of the general term sheikh.

• Agree with the above statement & Oppose merging- The article is different in context with the article proposed to be merged with it. Hence its better if this article remains in the purview of Sufism related articles. Doc sameer 22:18, 3 August 2007 (UTC)