Regional Usage
The title is sometimes more informally used with regard to people who have a certain financial or political influence, but especially in relation to royalty and other nobility.
The term is also often used by Muslims to address learned men of various Islamic sciences, such as faqihs, muftis, and muhaddiths, and more generally to convey respect for religious authorities.
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