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Also known as mulla, mollah
Mullah () is an honorific title for Muslim clergy and Imams. The term is widely used in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, and is also used for a man who has higher education in Islamic theology and sharia law.
A mullah is a Muslim religious leader or scholar, typically someone with advanced training in Islamic theology and religious law. The title is commonly used across Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India to refer to clergy and religious teachers in these communities.
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Within Vinony's link graph, 물라 is referenced by 624 other articles, and connects out to madrasa, ulema and ijtihad.
Vinony files it under Arabic-language honorifics, Arabic words and phrases in Sharia and Harv and Sfn no-target errors.
Its subject is documented across 62 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- title of honor
- Religion
- Islam
- Image
- Mollah imamzadeh tabriz.jpg
- Said to be same as
- sheikh
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- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- different from
- Mulah
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