mawla
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Mawlā (; , plural mawālī ; ), is a polysemous Arabic word, whose meaning varied in different periods and contexts.
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- Instance of
- title of honor
- Said to be same as
- freedman
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- Mawla
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- Etymology
- Ghadir Khumm
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Mawlā (; , plural mawālī ; ), is a polysemous Arabic word, whose meaning varied in different periods and contexts.
Before the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the term applied to any form of tribal association.
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