Among the religious elite existing during the Sultanate time period, two major classifications existed.

The other group of religious elites were the Sufi mystics, or fakir.

On the other hand, the people He continually criticized were the religious elite.

Do they thus impose the piety of a religious elite on more popular patterns?

Eventually, the area became a retreat strictly limited to the ruling and religious elite.

The administration was also backed by Egypt's commercial, religious and social élite.

Power was vested therefore, in a scribal and literate, religious elite.

But until today the guest list included few of the political or religious elite.

It was also sent to the religious elites for ritual purposes.

These people seem to have brought with them a socially stratified society with an economic and religious elite.