Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arabic word ritten arabic as "a form of address to a sovereign")”. Today it says “title preceding”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Africa; Difference in titles Mullah and Maulvi among Muslims in South Asia”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Mawlānā (Arabic script مولانا, alternative transcription mawlānā ) is an Arabic word literally meaning "our lord" or "our master" (defined in the Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic as "a form of address to a sovereign").1It is used as a title, mostly in Central Asia and in the Indian subcontinent, preceding the name of respected Muslim religious leaders, in particular graduates of religious institutions, e.g. a madrassa or a darul uloom , or scholars who have studied under other Islamic scholars.2
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Mawlānā ( / m ɔː ˈ l ɑː n ə / ; from Arabic مولانا , literally "our lord/master") is a title, mostly in Central Asia and in the Indian subcontinent , preceding the name of respected Muslim religious leaders, in particular graduates of religious institutions, e.g. a madrassa or a darul uloom , or scholars who have studied under other Islamic scholars. defined in the Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic as "a form of address to a sovereign"
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Muslim title Mawlānā ( / m ɔː ˈ l ɑː n ə / ; from Arabic مولانا , literally "our lord/master") is a title, mostly in Central Asia and in the Indian subcontinent , preceding the name of respected Muslim religious leaders, in particular graduates of religious institutions, e.g. a madrassa or a darul uloom , or scholars who have studied under other Islamic scholars. defined in the Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic as "a form of address to a sovereign"
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Muslim title for educated religious leaders Malana ( / m ɔː ˈ l ɑː n ə / ; from Farsi ( ), also spelled as molana (Farsi,Molana), is a title, mostly in Central Asia and in the Indian subcontinent , preceding the name of respected Muslim religious leaders, in particular graduates of religious institutions, e.g. a madrassa or a darul uloom , or scholars who have studied under other Islamic scholars.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Muslim title for educated religious leaders Mawlana ( / m ɔː ˈ l ɑː n ə / ; from Persian , Arabic : مولانا ), also spelled as Molana or Maulana , is a title, mostly in South Asia , preceding the name of respected Muslim religious leaders, in particular graduates of religious institutions, e.g. a madrassa or a darul uloom , or scholars who have studied under other Islamic scholars.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arabic word ritten arabic as "a form of address to a sovereign")”. Today it says “title preceding”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Africa; Difference in titles Mullah and Maulvi among Muslims in South Asia”. Read the current article and compare.
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arabic word ritten arabic as "a form of address to a sovereign")
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title preceding
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Africa
Difference in titles Mullah and Maulvi among Muslims in South Asia
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