Maulana

/ mɔːˈlɑːnɑː /

noun

1. (in Pakistan, India, etc) a title used for a scholar of Persian and Arabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of Maulana¹

Urdu, from Arabic mawlānā

Example Sentences

Her road out of the village was not through a state-run school, but Rahmani30, a free coaching school for underprivileged Muslim students set up by Maulana Wali Rahmani, a Muslim former politician and academician, in 2008.

From BBC

No one does Ramadan better than the people of Karachi, at least according to Maulana Tanveer Ul Haq Thanvi, an Islamic scholar in the city in southern Pakistan.

From Seattle Times

"Peace treaties were hammered out in the balcony. And M Maulana Azad... reportedly told the Shah of Iran that while in India he must make two visits - to the Taj Mahal and Moti Mahal," The New York Times wrote of Moti Mahal in 1984.

From BBC

Who knows Kwanzaa better than its creator, Maulana Karenga?

From National Geographic

Another religious party, Jamiat Ulema Islam, held a massive rally in the southwestern city of Quetta, where its leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman expressed solidarity and support for Gazans.

From Seattle Times