mullahs

Muslim religious leaders

Mullahs is the plural of mullah, a Muslim religious leader or teacher, particularly in Shia Islam.

The term applies especially to clergy in Iran and other parts of the Middle East and South Asia.

In Western usage, it often carries political connotations, referring to religious authorities who hold or influence governmental power: rule by the mullahs, the mullahs in Tehran.

Islamic

imam

Muslim religious guide

ayatollahShia jurisprudence master
QuranIslam's central scripture
ShariaMuslim religious legal code

mosque · madrasa · fatwa · minaret · salat · zakat · hajj · Ramadan · Eid · halal

authority

theocracy

Rule by religious authority

governanceHow authority is exercised
edictsAuthoritative public commands
rulingsAuthoritative decisions on matters

fatwas · councils · influence · leadership · mandate · jurisdiction · decrees · pronouncements · interpretation · guidance

piety

devotion

Deep, loyal commitment

prayerAddress to deity
worshipReligious reverence and praise
pietySincere religious devotion

reverence · godliness · spirituality · righteousness · observance · fasting · asceticism · humility · faithfulness · prayerfulness

scholarship

theology

Study of the divine

jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
hadithRecorded prophetic narration
exegesisCritical textual interpretation

teaching · madrasa · seminary · lectures · discourse · learning · expertise · interpretation · philosophy · pedagogy

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imam

theocracy

devotion

theology

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