Mawlawi (Islamic title)

Mawlawi (also spelled Maulvi , Moulvi , and Mawlvi ; Arabic: مولوی) is an honorific Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars or Ulema preceding their names, similar to the titles Maulana , Mullah , or Shaykh . Usually, a Maulvi would have completed full studies in a madrassa (Islamic school) or Darul Uloom (Islamic seminary). It is commonly used throughout the Persian - including Iran , Afghanistan , Central Asia , South Asia , South East Asia and East Africa . The word Mawlawi/Maulvi is derived from the Arabic word "Mawla", which means "master". Turkish Mawlawi fraternity of Sufis (Muslim mystics) founded in Konya (Qonya), Anatolia , by the Persian Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din ar- Rumi (d. 1273), whose popular title mawlana ( Arabic for “our master”) gave the order its name. The order, propagated throughout Anatolia , controlled Konya and environs by the 15th century and in the 17th century appeared in Istanbul .

Mawlawi ( ; also spelled Maulvi , Moulvi , and Mawlvi ) is an Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars, or ulama , preceding their names, similar to the titles Mawlānā , Mullah , or Sheikh . Mawlawi generally means a highly qualified Islamic scholar, usually one who has completed full studies in a madrassa (Islamic school) or darul uloom (Islamic seminary). It is commonly used in Iran , Central Asia , South Asia , South East Asia and East Africa . The word Mawlawi is derived from the Arabic word mawla , which has several meanings, including "lord". Turkish Mawlawi fraternity of Sufis (Muslim mystics) founded in Konya (Qonya), Anatolia , by the Persian Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din ar- Rumi (d. 1273), whose popular title mawlana ( Arabic for "our master") gave the order its name. The order, propagated throughout Anatolia, controlled Konya and environs by the 15th century and in the 17th century appeared in Istanbul .

Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars For other uses, see Mawlawi (disambiguation) . Mawlawi ( ), rendered in English as Molvi , is an Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars, or ulama , preceding their names, similar to the titles Mawlānā , Mullah , or Sheikh . Mawlawi generally means a highly qualified Islamic scholar, usually one who has completed full studies in a madrassa (Islamic school) or darul uloom (Islamic seminary). It is commonly used in Iran , Central Asia , South Asia , South East Asia and East Africa . The word Mawlawi is derived from the Arabic word mawla , which has several meanings, including "lord". Turkish Mawlawi fraternity of Sufis (Muslim mystics) was founded in Konya (Qonya), Anatolia , by the Persian Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din ar- Rumi (d. 1273), whose popular title mawlana ( Arabic for "our master") gave the order its name. The order, propagated throughout Anatolia, controlled Konya and environs by the 15th century and in the 17th century appeared in Istanbul .

Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars For other uses, see Mawlawi (disambiguation) . Mawlawi ( Arabic : مولوي , romanized : Mawlawī ), is an Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars, or ulama , preceding their names, similar to the titles Mawlānā , Mullah , or Sheikh . Mawlawi generally means a highly qualified Islamic scholar, usually one who has completed full studies in a madrasa (Islamic school) or darul uloom (Islamic seminary). It is commonly used in Iran , Central Asia , South Asia , South East Asia and East Africa . The word Mawlawi is derived from the Arabic word mawla , which has several meanings, including "lord". Turkish Mawlawi fraternity of Sufis (Muslim mystics) was founded in Konya (Qonya), Anatolia , by the Persian Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din ar- Rumi (d. 1273), whose popular title mawlana ( Arabic for "our master") gave the order its name. The order, propagated throughout Anatolia, controlled Konya and environs by the 15th century and in the 17th century appeared in Istanbul .