Talk:Mullah

Photograph; clergy
The photograph is inappropriate and/or inappropriately titled; it can best be said to show "A Muezzin giving the call to prayer." &mdash;iFaqeer | Talk to me! 20:56, Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)


 * Thank you to whoever changed the title.


 * Isn't the word "prophetically" a POV? And/or inaccurate&mdash;the quote describes reality as it was, not what change might happen. &mdash;iFaqeer | Talk to me! 21:54, Oct 22, 2004 (UTC)

'clergy' isn't really appropriate either as it connotes something similar to what the christian church uses.


 * The Term clergy can be used for any religious or political term. The christian church isnt just the only one. That is an offensive statement  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.172.211.7 (talk) 00:57, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Recent removals
Someone had added a personal essay on popular use of the term "mullah", one that was strongly anti-Salafi and completely unreferenced. I removed it. I also removed a recently created template that is just very very bad. Too long, too detailed, completely incomprehensible to non-Muslims (and probably to many uneducated Muslims as well). Plus it completely unbalanced the formatting -- it was longer than the article! Template needs work. Zora 09:35, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Still a stub?
Feel free to disagree with me, but I dont think this is a stub any more. Should it be removed from the stubs catagory and have the stub banner at the bottom removed? -Scaeme 17/05/07

Interwiki's not visible on page
The Interwiki's not visible on this page. Any idea why? Wiki-uk (talk) 14:19, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

something's wrong with this page
The sections do not have "edit" on their top right corner.. instead, all the "edits" are clustered at the right in the section "see also", I dont know how this happened and how to correct it Lilaac (talk) 19:10, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Use as a derogatory term
This section might need expanding because it seems like people in Malta use the term "mullah" to mean... something. I honestly can't quite understand what it means but it definitely seems to be cropping up a lot regarding politics and it seems to be used in a derogatory tone. EG: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110516/opinion/Mullahs-in-the-control-room.365513

In trying to figure out the slang meaning I also came across this: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mullah I have no idea if that's widespread enough in America to warrant inclusion. Omgplz (talk) 12:10, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

The word is mispelled at Mullah. It is actually Mulla. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.194.44 (talk) 19:37, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Nope, not in common usage English it isn't.HammerFilmFan (talk) 15:02, 4 December 2012 (UTC)


 * India has 2nd largets muslim population and Mulla/MUllah and Katwa are widespread and well known slur in India. Please include it. 58.182.172.95 (talk) 21:04, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Mullah vs Ulama
Need to clarify the difference in the lead between a Mullah and an Islamic Scholar (Ulama). --Inayity (talk) 19:29, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Ulama is actually plural. I believe the singular is allameh, as in Allameh Tabataba'i. Kanjuzi (talk) 04:47, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

Mullahs and Sunnis
Are there Sunni mullahs in the Middle East, or are they all Shias? The article is not clear whether there are Sunni mullahs in countries other than those on the Indian subcontinent. Clarification is needed. --P123ct1 (talk) 08:35, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

Note for the page
Just a note reminding everyone that fundamentalists are abusing the Quran & Haddiths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalism might be improved by giving an example and why those who abuse the message aren't being true to their professed faith. http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2016/12/19/taliban-gun-down-badghis-woman-marrying-2-men being decent human beings unites us, not divides us. I am a Bahá'í - please don't think I wish to insult. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.99.74.135 (talk) 16:40, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Unsuitable photo?
Can you explain why the image you deleted (a molla praying at a shrine in Tabriz) seems to you unsuitable? I didn't add it myself, but it seems to me perfectly appropriate, showing a typical Iranian mulla, in typical dress, engaged in a typical activity such as you may see every day in Iran. The article is poorer without it. Kanjuzi (talk) 05:00, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

Hanging Quote (Re: "Although ... interpret Islam". Source #12)
Whoever posted this did not really explain the quote included nor who said it, so it seems really out of place.

It's the last sentence in the last paragraph of the introduction.

There are also some issues with neutrality. The quote is very obviously anti-mullah. Not to mention that we shouldn't explain something in terms of another term until a solid background knowledge has been established first. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danmusa562 (talk • contribs) 04:25, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

info on usage among shia
"Outside of Eastern Arabia, which has a long Shiite tradition and numerous Shiite minorities, the term is seldom used in other Arabic-speaking areas where its nearest equivalent is often shaykh (implying formal Islamic training), imam (prayer leader; not to be confused with the imams of the Shiite world), or ʿālim ("scholar", plural ʿulamāʾ). In the Sunni world, the concept of "cleric" is of limited usefulness, as authority in the religious system is relatively decentralized.[citation needed]"

To clarify the usage in Eastern Arabia: Mullah and Shaykh are different titles. Mullah is a clergyman who has not gone through formal Islamic training. "Imam" is only ever used in the very narrow context of referring to the prayer leader as a functional description, unlike among Sunnis where it is used sometimes as a honorific. — Preceding unsigned comment added by High surv (talk • contribs) 20:18, 20 November 2020 (UTC)