faqih

[ fah-kee ]

noun

, Islam.

, plural fa·qihs, fu·qa·haʾ [foo-, kah, -hah].

1. an Islamic religious lawyer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of faqih¹

From the Arabic word faqīh

Example Sentences

Operator Rana Faqih stayed on the line with Hind for hours, as the Red Crescent appealed to the Israeli army to allow their ambulance to access the location.

From BBC

Holder of a PhD in political science, Jalili is a pious believer in Iran's ‘velayat-e faqih’, or rule by supreme jurisprudence, a system of Islamic government that provides the basis for Khamenei's position.

From Reuters

“We could reduce the high number of deaths among doctors and medical workers,” said its head, Daeng M. Faqih.

From Reuters

Iranians chanted “death to velayate faqih” — the guardianship of religious jurists, which places Khamenei as a spiritual guide hovering above the political structure and grants him an aura of infallibility.

From Los Angeles Times

Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has endorsed the concept of Velayat-e Faqih, which recognizes Iran’s Supreme Leader as the ultimate authority, and he has acknowledged the presence of Quds Force operatives in Lebanon.

From The New Yorker