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Akhund (Persian: آخوند) is a Persian title or surname for Islamic scholars,[1][2][3] common in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Azerbaijan. Other names for similar Muslim Scholar include Sheikh and Mullah.[4]
The Standard Chinese word for Imam (Chinese: 阿訇; pinyin: āhōng), used in particular by the Hui people, also derives from this term.[2] Other similar Chinese terms (Chinese: 阿衡; pinyin: āhéng and Chinese: 阿洪; pinyin: āhóng) also exist.[5]
- ^ "Akhund". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ a b Baktiari, Bahman (2009), "Ākhūnd", The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195305135.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-530513-5, retrieved 2021-04-22
- ^ Esposito, John L., ed. (2003-01-01), "Akhund", The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195125580.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-512558-0, retrieved 2021-04-22
- ^ Bowker, John (2003-01-01), "Akhun(d)", The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780192800947.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-280094-7, retrieved 2021-04-22
- ^ Gladney, Dru C. (1996). Muslim Chinese: Ethnic Nationalism in the People's Republic. Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University. p. 395. ISBN 978-0674594975.