Naqib

Naqib, plural naqib, is an Arabic word meaning "He who investigates, verifies". It can refer to:

== Historical titles == The "twelve naqibs", the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan. The naqib al-ashraf, an honorary position in various Islamic states, given to the head representative of the ashraf, the descendants of Muhammad.