Name for an Islamic religious leader rarely heard in the west before 1978 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Name for an Islamic religious leader rarely heard in the west before 1978 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AYATOLLAH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AYATOLLAH Name for an Islamic religious leader rarely heard in the west before 1978 (9) The Times Specialist Sunday May 16, 2021
6% PRIESTS Religious leaders (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 21, 2026
6% IMAM Prayer leader of Islam (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 16, 2026
5% EMIR Islamic ruler (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 22, 2026
5% EVER Hardly __ (rarely) (4) Newsday Apr 21, 2026
5% NINE Bolshevik leader heading west, ignoring large number (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 20, 2026
5% HALAL Islamic equivalent of kosher (5) New York Times Mini Apr 19, 2026
5% ALLAH God, in Islam (5) LA Times Mini Apr 17, 2026
5% ANNIE Big name in the Wild West Show (5) Newsday Apr 17, 2026
5% SHARIA Islamic law (A, not E) (6) The Times Concise Apr 16, 2026

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