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Mawlā (Arabic: مَوْلَى, plural mawālī مَوَالِي), is a polysemous Arabic word, whose meaning varied in different periods and contexts. [1] Before the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the term originally applied to any form of tribal association. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Sermon event involving Muhammad and Ali Ghadir Khumm Date 10/16 March 632 (18 Dhu al-Hijjah) Location Al-Juhfa, Hejaz, Arabia Type Islamic sermon Theme The importance of the Qur'an and ahl al-bayt, Muhammad's esteem for Ali ibn Abi Talib – claimed by the Shia as evidence of the ...
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.
There Muhammad gave a sermon in which he announced, "Anyone who has me as his mawla, has this Ali as his mawla," (Arabic: من كنت مولاه فهذا على مولاه) [7] [8] [3] as reported by some canonical Sunni and Shia sources, including Musnad Ibn Hanbal and al-Ghadir.
Numerous sayings of Muhammad praise Ali, the most controversial of which was uttered in 632 at the Ghadir Khumm, "Whoever I am his mawla, this Ali is his mawla." The interpretation of the polysemous Arabic word mawla is disputed: For Shia Muslims , Muhammad thus invested Ali with his religious and political authority, while Sunni Muslims view ...
Muhammad's statement at the Ghadir Khumm, "He whose mawla I am, Ali is his mawla," is known as the hadith of the walaya in Shia Islam. [2] Delivered to a large crowd of pilgrims, [1] shortly after the Farewell Pilgrimage and shortly before his death in 632 CE, the attribution of this statement to Muhammad is rarely contested, even though its interpretation is a source of controversy.
However, mawla is a polysemous Arabic word and its interpretation in the context of the Ghadir Khumm is split along sectarian lines. Shia sources interpret mawla as 'leader', 'master', and 'patron', [56] while Sunni sources interpret it as love or support for Ali.
Mawlana (/ m ɔː ˈ l ɑː n ə /; from Persian, Arabic: مولانا), also spelled as Molana or Maulana, [1] 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.