Naib

Nāʾib ( Arabic نائب 'Representative') is an Arabic official title that has been used for representatives of rulers or civil servants in various countries in the Orient since the Middle Ages . In modern Arabic, the word, when used in isolation, means something like "MP". The plural is Nuwwāb (نُوّاب). The Indo-Persian ruler title Nawab is derived from this.

In Syria, for example, Naib was the name for the governor of the Mamluks , and in Egypt from the late 14th century onwards for a provincial governor and high officer. In the Ottoman Empire , the Naib was a lower level administrative officer who could also act as a deputy to the Qādī . After Massaua had become part of the Ottoman Empire, the sultan's governor there also bore this title. Among the Persians, the Naib was a minor officer, while in India the deputy of an Islamic prince was so called until the 16th century. The Daghestan Imam Shamil also installed Nuwwāb ("governor") in his territory.

In science fiction novels Dune by Frank Herbert 's Naib the name of the leader of those places that the Fremen , the inhabitants of the desert planet Arrakis care to consult in times of danger.

supporting documents

↑ Cf. Michael Kemper: Dominion, Law and Islam in Daghestan. From the khanates and community leagues to the jihād state (= Caucasian studies. 8). Reichert, Wiesbaden 2005, ISBN 3-89500-414-6 , pp. 282-314, (at the same time: Bochum, Universität, habilitation paper, 2003).

[1] Cf. Michael Kemper: Dominion, Law and Islam in Daghestan. From the khanates and community leagues to the jihād state (= Caucasian studies. 8). Reichert, Wiesbaden 2005, ISBN 3-89500-414-6 , pp. 282-314, (at the same time: Bochum, Universität, habilitation paper, 2003).