Sultan __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text SULTAN. سلطان A word in modern times used for a ruler or king, as the Sultan of Turkey. Its literal meaning is "strength" or "might," and in this sense it occurs in the Qur'an:— Sürah xvii 35: "We have given his next of kin authority." Surah lxix. 29: "My authority has perished from me." Surah li. 38: "We sent him (Moses) to Pharaoh with a manifest power (miracle, or authority)." Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail
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