ayatollah

As nouns the difference between sheikh and ayatollah

is that sheikh is while ayatollah is a religious leader in twelver shi'ism.

As nouns the difference between ayatollah and shah

is that ayatollah is a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism while shah is a king of Persia or Iran.

As a proper noun Shah is

a common surname in India.

As nouns the difference between ayatollah and caliph

is that ayatollah is a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism while caliph is the political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.

As nouns the difference between mullah and ayatollah

is that mullah is a Muslim religious scholar and teacher of sharia law while ayatollah is a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.

As nouns the difference between ayatollah and imam

is that ayatollah is a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism while imam is a Shi'ite Muslim leader.

As nouns the difference between ayatollah and iman

is that ayatollah is a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism while iman is pious adherence to the faith.

As nouns the difference between ayatollas and ayatollah

is that ayatollas is plural of ayatolla while ayatollah is a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ayatollah

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ayatollah is a religious leader in twelver shi'ism.