The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1602 page)

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ra/
Vijñ
nav
da
idea of a ‘store-consciousness’ (
laya-Vijñ
na
).
Mulla
(Arab.,
mawla
, ‘master’). A Muslim (man or woman) who has studied the basic disciplines. In
Ithna ‘Ashariyya
Shi‘ism, a mulla is a teacher and preacher, who leads the congregational prayer; Persian
akhun(d)
is the equivalent.
Mulla Nasruddin
.
Character in Muslim folktales, also known as Juha and Nasruddin Khoja. He views the whole world (especially its officialdom) with humour.
Mull
adr al-D
n Mu
ammad ibn Ibr
h
m Sh
r
zi
(known as Mull
adr
)

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