Re: Time to drop the term "Maulana" and start using the term "Mullah"
ahh oh in that case much appreciated.
Re: Time to drop the term "Maulana" and start using the term "Mullah"
and what does Maulana mean...not companions...does it
Why do you keep destroying hareem's fantasy world of fluffy mullahs and talibunnies? You are a baaaaad man.
Re: Time to drop the term "Maulana" and start using the term "Mullah"
As stated earlier that linguistically “Mawlana” means “our master”. It is a term that is used in order to respect someone, such as a religious scholar.
This term is also used in the Arab world out of regard for a respectable person, not necessarily a religious scholar. During my stay in Syria and Jordan, many times I heard the Arabs say: “Ya Mawlana” (O our master) or “Ya Sayyidi” (O our leader).
Sayyiduna Ali (Allah ennoble his face and be pleased with him) said:
Whoever teaches me even a word, he is my master. If he so desires, he may free me and if he wishes he may take service from me.” (Ta’lim al-Muta’allim)
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Re: Time to drop the term "Maulana" and start using the term "Mullah"
One of the meanings of mawla is "slave." Therefore "mawlana" can also mean "our slave."
It can also mean one who serve our deen.
But now we have internet-Mullahs. :D
Re: Time to drop the term "Maulana" and start using the term "Mullah"
khanbaba I livd in saudi arabia, and do nt know a single person officially referred to as maulana, I checked with others including my uncle who has lived continuously in KSA since 1981 if he knew of any religious scholars who were referred to as maulana,..and this is a guy who would know this stuff, he and his son are both hafiz.
fact is no scholars in the arab world acrry teh dum challa title of maulana, niether have any noted figures like imam e kaaba have used that title as far as I know.
maybe it just means mo-lanat :) thats seems to fit the bill.
Re: Time to drop the term "Maulana" and start using the term "Mullah"
Mufti mentioned Syria and Jordan, also he studies in Syria so he would know what is he talking about.
Also my posst are clear as there are many meanings of this word.
In Quran in Surah Tahreem the word maula is used for Jibreel, pious Momineen and Malaikah.
Re: Time to drop the term "Maulana" and start using the term "Mullah"
i agree with khanabax.
Re: Time to drop the term "Maulana" and start using the term "Mullah"
The great commentator of the Holy Qur’an, Imam Ibn Kathir (Allah have mercy on him) states in his Tafsir:
“There are certain names of Allah that are used (as names) for other than Allah, and certain names of Allah are exclusive for Him alone, such as: Allah, al-Rahman (Merciful), al-Khaliq (Creator), al-Raziq (Sustainer) and so forth” (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 1/42).
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) was described as “Rahim” in the Qur’an, which is also a name of Allah Almighty. Similarly, the term “Rabb” is used repeatedly in the Arabic language (in connection with another word). The books of Fiqh are full of this. The head of a house is called Rabb al-Bayt, even though, the word Rabb is used for Allah Most High in the very first verse of the Qur’an. The word ‘Mawla’ itself is used in the Arabic language for a master of a servant or slave.
And Allah Knows Best
Muhammad ibn Adam
Darul Iftaa
Leicester , UK