Sheikh Collection

H H Sheikh of Kuwait Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
The 10th Monarch of Kuwait (between 1921-1950)

Bektashi Dervish at Tangiers, Morocco

ILN cover - Kuwait and its ruler, 1961
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring the ruler of Kuwait, H. H

Auda abu Tayi, Sheikh of the Howaitat - Gertrude Bell

Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan of the Naim tribe of Oman. Date: 1953

Sheik Ajil al-Yawer of Shammar, head of a large Bedouin Arab tribe in Iraq. Date: circa 1920

Sitta sp. nuthatch
Plate 40 from a bound volume called Indian Birds Colouredd. Artrist probably Sheikh Zayn al-Din, possibly compiled by Lady Impey

English sailor saves a drowning Arab chief, Regency era
An English sailor extends an oar to save a drowning Arab chief, Regency era. While other Moors pray to Allah to save him. Royal Navy matelots use oars and pikes to bring a rowboat near a man-of-war

WW1 - The German Kaiser, Wilhelm II (1859-1941) meets the Shaykh al-Islam (Urguplu Mustafa Hayri Efendi 1867-1922) (Elder of Islam, Master of Islam)

Dr. Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips (1921 - 1975), American archaeologist and oil magnate who led some of the first archaeological expeditions in the areas that are part of modern-day Yemen and Oman

Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II A6-HHZ (msn 164), of Sheikh Zayed - President of the United Arab Emirates, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1978

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-600B HZ-KA5
Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B HZ-KA5 (msn 256049), of Sheikh Kamal Adham. Date: circa 1980

Learjet 25XR HZ-SMB (msn 25-073), of Sheikh Salem Bin Laden, at Luton Airport. Date: circa 1982

Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani's tomb, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Sheikh Omar's tomb and mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Sheikh Omar Al-Sahrawardi tomb and mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: 1910s

Tomb of Sheikh Maruf Karkhi, Baghdad, Iraq
Tomb of Sheikh Maruf Karkhi (Abu Mahfuz Maruf Ibn Firuz al-Karkhi, c.750/760-c.815-820), in the Moslem Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1920

Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, India
The 16th century tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1890s

DESERT TOMB
The grave of a Muslim saint and distinguished desert sheikh. Date: 1930s

Gates Learjet 25XR HZ-SMB (msn 25-073), of Sheikh Salem Bin Laden, (a half-brother of the infamous Osama), at London Heathrow Airport, in July 1987. Date: 1987

The worlds largest single oilfield: Kuwait and its fabulously rich ruler, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Village chief or sheikh with beads, Palestine, Israel
Vintage early 20th century photograph - village chief or sheikh with beads

Sheik Khalil Danaf of The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhrah), an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel

Dance of the whirling Dervishes of Mawlawi Tawagozi. Sufi Dervishes in tall hats dance in a circle to accompaniment by musicians on drums, psaltery and sistrum. Ballo dei Dervisch Mewlewi

Sheikh of Qatar shakes hands Lord Home
Sheikh Ahmad of Qatar shaking hands with Lord Home the Foreign Secretary after arriving in England on 4 July 1961 as the guest of the British government for an official visit. Date: 1961

Mounted bodyguard to the Sheikh of Bornu with
Mounted bodyguard to the Sheikh of Bornu along with Kanembu lancer and Munga archer, Kanem-Bornu Empire, 19th century

Sheikh on horseback, Sudan Plains, East Central Africa
Sheikh (head of tribe or village) on horseback, Sudan Plains (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922

Dassault Falcon 50 HZ-SM3 (msn 165), belonging to Sheikh Idriss, at Luton Airport. Date: circa 1980s

Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisti, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
The 16th century Tomb of Sufi Saint Sheikh Salim Chisti at Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. One of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India circa 1910s

Young people in fancy dress
An undated photograph showing young men and women in a variety of fancy dress, including a Victorian lady, a Pierrot

Interior of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilanis tomb, Baghdad, Iraq
The interior (entrance) of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilanis tomb, in his madrasa in Babul-Sheikh, Rusafa on the east bank of the Tigris in Baghdad, Iraq Date: circa 1930s

East Africa - Eritrea - Sheikh Mohammed Arei - Local Chief. Date: circa 1930s

Statue of Sheikh el-Balad representing Ka-aper. Old Kingdom
Statue of Sheikh el-Balad representing Ka-aper, the chief lector priest. Old Kingdom. 5th dyansty. Saqqara Necropolis. Egyptian Museum. Cairo. Egypt

Statue of Ka-Aper... Egyptian art
Ka-aper lcalled Sheikh El-Beled. ca. 2465 BC. Work also known as The Headman of the Village, though his real activity was priest assistant. Sycamore wood. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom

Thessaloniki, Greece - Tomb of Sheikh Musa Baba. Date: circa 1910s

Lebanon - Druze eating a meal
Druze - 1000 year old religion - also called Druse, Duruz, Duroz and the Tawhid Faith. 750, 000 to 800, 000 adherants today in Syria, Lebanon and Israel

Yemen - Sheikh Othman, Aden - " Where the Gardens are"

Tomb / Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan, Pakistan
Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan - The Tomb/Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (12511335) - who belonged to the Suhrawardiyya Sufi order. Date: 1907

Group of Bedouins with their tent, Holy Land
Group of Bedouins, including a Sheikh (right), with their tent, Holy Land. Date: 1920s

In the Tent of the Abu Tayi
In the Tent of the Auda abu Tayi, Sheikh of the Howaitat - Gertrude Bell

The Kaza Main Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque - a shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq

The Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri, India
Details of the Marble lattice panels on the Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri, India - one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India

Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana
A fine portrait of Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - one of the most important Algerian Arab Sheikhs - much decorated by Western powers, particularly the French, to whom he was a Satrap

Ottoman Empire - Dervish Sheikh. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Aden - Yemen - Bedouin Dancers performing at a Fair at Sheikh Othman

Sufi Sheikh - Turkish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Mohammed Ahmed, The Mahdi
Mohammed Ahmed (Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah), known as The Mahdi (meaning the messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith), a Sufi sheikh of the Samaniyya order in the Sudan, north east Africa

Street view with Sheikh Said Tomb, Aden
Street view with Sheikh Said Tomb, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Torbat Heydarrieh Ghotbed-Din Heydar - Iran
Torbat-e Heydarieh (Zava, Zaveh), Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran - The tomb of Qotboddin Heydar (Qutb ad-Din Haydar) ()

Aleppo, Syria, - Military Hospital & Theological College
Aleppo, Syria, - Cheik et Bakr Quarter, Military Hospital & Theological College. Date: circa 1910s

Iran. Isfahan. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque. 17th century. Reigh of Shah Abbas I. Safavid dynastry

Sheikh Loftollah Mosque. Dome. Isfahan. Iran
Islamic Art. Safavid era. Sheikh Loftollah Mosque. Built in 1598 during the reign of Abbas I and completed in 1602 in time of Sheikh Lotfollah

Buildings at Asni, near Marrakech, Morocco
Buildings in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains at Asni, near Marrakech, Morocco (Douar and Kasbah of Si Adg Bouk Dir Cheik). Date: circa 1920s

Marriage contract (ketubbah) between Abraham, son of Mussa and Yahya Salem al-Cohen al- Araqi, and Rumiyyeh, daughter of Abraham Salem al-Sheikh al-Levi. Sana a, Yemen, 1794

Godfrey of Bouillons Castle, Kerm esh Sheikh, Jerusalem
Godfrey of Bouillons Castle, Kerm esh Sheikh (Sheikhs Vineyard), Jerusalem. It is named after a medieval Frankish crusader who died in 1100. Date: 1920s

Khakimi at-Termez Complex - Termez, Uzbekistan
Termez, Uzbekistan - The cult and memorial complex Khakimi at-Termezi developed around the tomb of the scholar and sheikh Abu Abdal-lah Mukhammad Termezi Date: circa 1960s

Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisti - Fatepore Sikri, Agra, India. Date: circa 1910s

Aleppo, Syria, - Tomb of Abu Bakr and Military Hospital
Aleppo, Syria, - Cheik et Bakr Quarter and Military Hospital - in the foreground is Tomb of Abu Bakr (Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa) - senior companion (Sahabi)

House of an Arabian Sheikh at Tripoli, Libya
The wonderfully-adorned house of an Arabian Sheikh at Tripoli, Libya - photograph taken during th Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12. Date: circa 1911

Aleppo, Syria - House of Sheikh Velveke Date: circa 1910s

The grave of a sheikh, Damascus, Syria
Card to commemorate the visit by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to Damascus, Syria in 1898 - The grave of a sheikh (Sufi Saint). Date: 1898

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Unites Arab Emirates Minister
PORTUGAL. Lisbon

Arab Sufi - Egypt, North Africa
Arab Sheikh (in the spiritual sense - a sufi) with his (long) hair down - Egypt, North Africa Date: circa 1910s

Isfanan, Iran - Ali Qapu
Ali Qapu ( Sublime Gate ) - a grand palace in Isfahan, Iran

The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, a shrine containing the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim and the ninth Twelver Shi ah Imam Muhammad at-Taqi

Aden Patrol Training Course
Patrol Training Course held in Sheikh Othman, Aden in 1961. Attended by Arab, Indian, Somali, Jewish & British Scouters. 1961

Mr F. Morgan with Aden Scouts
Mr F. Morgan (Commonwealth Commissioner) shaking hands with a scout from the 1st Aden Group, Sheikh Othman. 19 August 1959

Iraq - Al-Kazimiyyah
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, a shrine containing the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim and the ninth Twelver Shi ah Imam Muhammad at-Taqi

Medressa (religious school) & 2 Mevlevi Dervishes
Medressa (religious school - studying Koran) and two Mevlevi Dervishes. The Sheikh holds a tesbih (string of 99 prayer beads). Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Whirling Dervishes with instruments - Urfa
Whirling Dervishes with instruments, a sheikh, children and men in uniform at Urfa (Orfa), Turkey (formerly Edessa, Mesopotamia - the birthplace of Abraham)

Egypt - Mevlevi Dervish Sheikh (portrait). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Syria - Aleppo - Dervish Tekke (Meeting House) - Sheikh Bakr. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

A Bektash Dervish Sheikh (Baba) wearing the traditional twelve-pointed wheel (the twelve imans)

Middle Eastern Dervish Group
Rifai Dervishes - a Dervish order founded by Shaykh Sayyid Ahmad ar-Rifai (1119-1182). Traditional Dervish order found with a marked prescence in Syria, Egypt, Kosovo and Albania

Lebanon - Druze Sheikh
Druze - 1000 year old religion - also called Druse, Duruz, Duroz and the Tawhid Faith. 750, 000 to 800, 000 adherants today in Syria, Lebanon and Israel

Card of Yogi Fazalelahi Sheikh
The card of Yogi Fazalelahi Sheikh - the Great Fire Walker and Famous Spiritualist

Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - at a reception
Reception for the French Minister for Public works at the house of Bach Agha Ben Ganab

Turkish troops listening to the Sheikh-Ul-Islams proclamation in Constantinople

Turkish Sheikh
Ibrahim Effendi Ravuji, sheikh of the howling dervishes

Doseh Ceremony
At the Doseh, or treading ceremony, held on Mohammeds birthday, sufi devotees prostrate themselves while their sheikh rides over them on his horse

Moslem & Christian
The Sheikh-ul-Islam and the patriarch of the Greek Orthodox church meet in Istanbul to discuss matters of mutual interest

Sheikh - Nigeria
Sheikh from Bornu, Nigeria

ARAB MAN
An Arab man in a traditional head-dress

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