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What (who) is Mollah - definition
NAME COMMONLY GIVEN TO LOCAL ISLAMIC CLERICS OR MOSQUE LEADERS
Mollah; Mullahs; Muslim clergy; Damolla; Mollahs
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Mollah
·noun One of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man.
mullah
(mullahs)
A mullah is a Muslim who is a religious teacher or leader.
N-COUNT; N-TITLE
mullah
['m?l?, 'm?l?]
¦ noun a Muslim learned in Islamic theology and sacred law.
Origin
C17: from Pers., Turk., and Urdu mulla, from Arab. mawla.
Wikipedia
Mullah
Mullah (; Persian: ملا, romanized: Mollā) is an honorific title for Shia and Sunni Muslim clergy or a Muslim mosque leader. The term is also sometimes used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and sharia law.
The title has also been used in some Mizrahi and Sephardic Jewish communities to refer to the community's leadership, especially religious leadership.
Examples of use of Mollah
1. The house was believed to be the hideout of Jamaat–ul Mujahideen member, Mollah Omar.
2. It is not clear if Mollah Omar set off the blast himself.
3. Mollah said, «the Action Taken Report (of the government) is a failure.
4. CPM leader Hannan Mollah said after the meeting that they wanted four issues should be taken up by the government.
5. Another man, Aftabuddin Mollah, 50, who leapt from the fourth floor, died of his injuries in the hospital.