Shams al-Din

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Shams al-Din is an honorific Islamic title meaning "Sun of the Faith," historically borne by prominent religious and political figures such as sultans and scholars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic-language honorific
Islamic honorific title
associatedWith Islamic scholarship
political authority
religious authority
component Shams
al-Din
linked to: ad-Dīn
componentMeaning Shams means Sun
linked to: Shams

al-Din means the Faith
linked to: ad-Dīn
function to denote high status in Islamic society
to honor religious learning
to signify piety
genderUsage primarily male
historicalUsage medieval Islamic world
pre-modern Muslim societies
language Arabic
meaning Sun of the Faith
nameCategory theophoric-like title
orthographyVariant Shams ad-Din
linked to: Shams al-Din

Shams ud-Din
linked to: Shams-ud-Dīn

Shamsuddin
religiousContext Islam
titleType honorific epithet
religious title
usedBy Islamic jurists
Islamic theologians
Muslim rulers
Muslim scholars
Sufi shaykhs
sultans

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Referenced by (13)

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Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah title Shams al-Din
Al-Kamil, Sultan of Egypt regnalName Al-Malik al-Kamil
linked to: Shams al-Din
Karts of Herat foundedBy Shams al-Din Kart
linked to: Shams al-Din
Sultan of Gujarat usedTitle Shams al-Din
Shams of Tabriz name Shams al-Din Muhammad
linked to: Shams al-Din
Shams Tabrizi name Shams al-Din Muhammad
linked to: Shams al-Din
Second Battle of Homs (1271) commander Shams al-Din Sunqur al-Ashqar
linked to: Shams al-Din
Shamsuddin hasAlternativeTransliteration Shamseddin
linked to: Shams al-Din
Shamsuddin hasAlternativeTransliteration Shams al Din
linked to: Shams al-Din
Shams al-Din orthographyVariant Shams ad-Din
linked to: Shams al-Din
Al-Shahid al-Awwal alsoKnownAs Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Makki al-ʿAmili
linked to: Shams al-Din
Al-Shahid al-Awwal title Shams al-Din