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e. Mullah (/ ˈmʌlə, ˈmʊlə, ˈmuːlə /; Persian: ملا, romanized: mullā, mollā) is an honorific title for Muslim clergy and mosque leaders. [1] The term is widely used in Iran and Afghanistan and is also used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and sharia law. The title has also been used in some Mizrahi and ...
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] In the Quran and hadiths it is used in a number of senses, including 'Lord', 'guardian ...
Muladhara (Sanskrit: मूलाधार or मूलाधारा; IAST: Mūlādhāra, lit. "root of Existence." Mula means root and dhara means flux.) or the root chakra is one of the seven primary chakras according to Hindu tantrism. It is symbolized by a lotus with four petals and the colour pink or red.
Brief description. In the Buddhist teachings, the three poisons (of ignorance, attachment, and aversion) are the primary causes that keep sentient beings trapped in samsara. These three poisons are said to be the root of all of the other kleshas. [6][7] The three poisons are represented in the hub of the wheel of life as a pig, a bird, and a ...
Bandha (yoga) Mode of action of bandhas and mudras, serving to trap energy-fluids (breath, prana, bindu, amrita) and thus help to unblock the central sushumna channel. A bandha (Sanskrit: बंध) is a kriyā in Hatha Yoga, being a kind of internal mudra described as a "body lock," [1][2] to lock the vital energy into the body.
Mansa Musa[a] (reigned c. 1312 – c. 1337[b]) was the ninth [4] Mansa of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. Musa's reign is often regarded as the zenith of Mali's power and prestige, however he features comparatively less in Mandinka oral traditions than his predecessors. One of the richest people in history ...
A 17th-century miniature of Nasiruddin, from the collection of the Topkapı Palace Museum. Nasreddin (/ n æ s ˈ r ɛ d ɪ n / [1]) or Nasreddin Hodja (other variants include: Mullah Nasreddin Hodja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin) (1208–1285) is a character in the folklore of the Muslim world from Boukhara to China, and a hero of humorous short stories ...
The Mūlamadhyamakakārikā [1] (Devanagari: मूलमध्यमककारिका, lit. 'Root Verses on the Middle Way'), abbreviated as MMK, is the ...