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Hamas
Assalmu Alaikum,
Just a small question to which i already know the answear to but i wanted to ask you guys to see wheather you agree with me or not.
What is the meaning of Mawla?
JazakAllah
It means lord, master, sovereign
Mawlānā is an Arabic word literally meaning "our lord" or "our master"
It is used as a title for "religious leaders" in the Indian subcontinent
Objection
In past, Salafi-influenced scholars have objected to the use of 'Maula' and hence 'Maulana' as a title referring to humans, believing that 'Maula' should exclusively be used to refer to God.
Response of "Shia" and "Sunni", as well as the "Ahl-e-Hadeeth" of India/Pakistan
They reject this objection on two grounds. First,they say Maula is not a name of God. Second, they cite a hadith "If I am the Maula then Ali is also the Maula". Prophet Muhammed said that after Ali returned from the mission of Ghadar Qum and complained some of the people under him did not obey his orders. "Shia" and "Sunni" interpret this differently but agree the title can be used to refer to humans.
I believe it is quoted out of context: So of whomsoever I am the maula (master/leader in that situation) this Ali is also his maula (master/leader in that situation).
for example when I was a gunner (equal to a private), I had to obey a lance bombardier as much as I would have had to, a Sergeant Major