The Title Maulana

[abbasm]

can a person take one of ALLAH's titles.

[sudoku]

This discussion has been gone through many times. Mawla has many meanings, one of them even being 'freed slave'. Please use the search facility.

[abbasm]

Slm.hope you well.with regard to sheigh i have no problem cos sheigh has many meanings in the arabic language.now with regard to the title Maulana it's different.it is a title exclusively for Allah and no man can take it.eg.ARRAGHMAAN,AL AZIZ,AL GHALIQ etc.if someone wants to make use of these titles he should use the Abd before the title.egABDURAGHMAAN,ABDUL AZIZ,ABDUL GHALIQ.may ALLAH give us understanding INSHALLAH,and ALLAH knows best.

[Abdussamad]

As salaamu alaykum
Words have more than one meaning. Read Sura Yusuf, Ayah 42.

12:42 :
And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and Joseph remained in prison several years.


But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master= fa ansaahush shaytaanu dhikra rabbih

Here the word "Rabb" means master.

[Abu_Tamim]

Those who are exposed little to the sources seem to have a lot of confidence in their opinions. They ask questions to which they seem to want to provide the answers themselves.

[Abu_Tamim]

Here is an answer from Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam Kawthari regarding this silly issue:

Calling A Scholar Mawlana
Question #: q-20114860
Date Posted: 2004-02-04


<QUESTION>
What is the answer to those who say that only Allah Almighty is Maulana, and it is not permissible to call anyone Maulana?

<ANSWER>
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
The word "Mawlana" literally means our master. It is a word of honour and respect normally used in the Indo/Pak for a person who has graduated from a traditional religious institute (Dar al-Uloom). The words Alim, Mawlavi and Fadhil are also used for the same person.

It is also used in the Arab world (out of regard) for a respectable person, not necessarily a religious scholar. During my stay in Syria, many times I heard the Arabs say: "Ya Mawlana" (O our master) or "Ya Sayyidi" (O our leader).

It is clear from the above that there is nothing wrong in calling someone Mawlana. It is merely a word used to respect someone you have regard for, such as a religious scholar.

Those who object to this, say that the real "Mawla" (master) is only Allah Almighty, and therefore to grant somebody the name of Allah is not permissible.

This however, is incorrect, as many words and titles used for Allah Almighty are also used for his servants. The great commentator of the Holy Qur'an, Imam Ibn Kathir (Allah have mercy on him) states in his Tafsir:

"There are certain names of Allah that are used (as names) for other than Allah, and certain names of Allah are exclusive for Him alone, such as: Allah, al-Rahman (Merciful), al-Khaliq (Creator), al-Raziq (Sustainer) and so forth" (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 1/42).

The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) was described as "Rahim" in the Qur'an, which is also a name of Allah Almighty. Similarly, the term "Rabb" is used repeatedly in the Arabic language (in connection with another word). The books of Fiqh are full of this. The head of a house is called Rabb al-Bayt, even though, the word Rabb is used for Allah Most High in the very first verse of the Qur'an. The word 'Mawla' itself is used in the Arabic language for a master of a servant or slave.

In conclusion, it is totally permissible to call a person "Mawlana" out of respect. One should always remember that these are trivial matters, and one should avoid arguments with regards to it. The Muslim Ummah is in need of more important matters to be solved.

And Allah Knows Best
Muhammad ibn Adam
Darul Iftaa
Leicester , UK

[Abu_Tamim]

Brother, i am not an arab nor i know how to speak arabic nor i know arabic grammar.

I just want to know what is meant if we say "Moulana truthfinder"

and if you justify we can use moulana then please let me know,how many people used moulana in khairul khuroon.

I am not a aalim but a layman and all i know is names like imaam bukhari and imaam abu hanifa etc

NOT names like moulana bukhari or moulana abu hanifa etc

accepting that these people like bukhari and hanifa were much knowledgable than any present moulana.

I am saying the above because i know only khairul khuroon where best of generations and with best practices.

Please explain..........anyone.


Wanted to know the meaning of MOULANA and what do these respected aalims means when they add moulana in front of their words


for replying.

Do you think that this post matches your last post?

[Hafiz Gee]

Salam

In Oman protesters have posted signs with their demands for the rulers but guess what right at the beginning of the signs the ruler is addressed by a title of respect....what is that title you ask?

Yaa Mawlay! (oh our master)

OMG shirk!

if it was shirk to refer to ulema by such a title than why would kings be referred to as such. why would harun al'rashid be referred to as simply "Al'Rashid" (clearly one of the names of Allah) even in the writings of Imam Malik, and remember that Al'Rashid is fondly remembered in Islamic history(i.e. he was no Akbar badshah).

also i might add that Mawla is NOT one of Allah's ninety nine names.

should we honestly think that in the past ~1000 years or so the muslims (at least the sincere ulema) of the indian subcontinent were all too stupid to realize such a source of shirk (i.e. this title) in their midst?

I don't mean to criticize only to make you aware of the facts.

[dr.ati]

Salam

In Oman protesters have posted signs with their demands for the rulers but guess what right at the beginning of the signs the ruler is addressed by a title of respect....what is that title you ask?

Yaa Mawlay! (oh our master)

OMG shirk!

if it was shirk to refer to ulema by such a title than why would kings be referred to as such. why would harun al'rashid be referred to as simply "Al'Rashid" (clearly one of the names of Allah) even in the writings of Imam Malik, and remember that Al'Rashid is fondly remembered in Islamic history(i.e. he was no Akbar badshah).

also i might add that Mawla is NOT one of Allah's ninety nine names.

should we honestly think that in the past ~1000 years or so the muslims (at least the sincere ulema) of the indian subcontinent were all too stupid to realize such a source of shirk (i.e. this title) in their midst?

I don't mean to criticize only to make you aware of the facts.

What sort of argument that is? If you don't know about the chronology and epistemology of the word "mawlana" , why are you beating about the bush? " Its right since our ulama did not object to it"???? Who was that 1st person who was called maulana 1000 years ago?The oldest notable hanfi scholar in indian subcontinent per my knowledge is sheikh Ahmed serhindi ra.How many times you heard the title "mawlana" with his name? Here is a short chronology of hanfi school.Find out how many notable hanfi scholars do u find in the list belonging to indian subcontinent.They have not listed any hanafi scholar from the indian subcontinent who lived earlier than the 18th century , let alone your "1000 years" gossip.
http://alialtafmian.com/2010/06/05/c...hanafi-school/

[abuhajira]

What sort of argument that is? If you don't know about the chronology and epistemology of the word "mawlana" , why are you beating about the bush? " Its right since our ulama did not object to it"???? Who was that 1st person who was called maulana 1000 years ago?The oldest notable hanfi scholar in indian subcontinent per my knowledge is sheikh Ahmed serhindi ra.How many times you heard the title "mawlana" with his name? Here is a short chronology of hanfi school.Find out how many notable hanfi scholars do u find in the list belonging to indian subcontinent.They have not listed any hanafi scholar from the indian subcontinent who lived earlier than the 18th century , let alone your "1000 years" gossip.
http://alialtafmian.com/2010/06/05/c...hanafi-school/

a. I think you mean etymology and not epistemology.
b. How about the Sahab who were called Maulana by Nabi ? Or that would be too old for this conversation