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Mullah
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mullah

Muslim title applied to a scholar or religious leader, especially in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. It means “lord” and has also been used in North Africa as an honorific attached to the name of a king, sultan, or member of the nobility. The title is now given to a variety of religious leaders, including teachers in religious schools, scholars of canon law, leaders of prayer in the mosques (imams), and reciters of the Qur'an (qurra'). The word can also refer to the entire class that upholds the traditional interpretation of Islam.


mullah, mulla, mollah
(formerly) a Muslim scholar, teacher, or religious leader: also used as a title of respect

Mullah 

in Islam, a learned teacher or expounder of religious law and doctrines; usually chosen by a group of believers from among their own number.



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Both mullahs are linked to a massacre in the Afghan town of Yakaolang, which now lies in ruins in the Bamiyan province.
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