moollah

To them enters an old moollah, he takes down their names, and orders them all to go to bed.

Roundabout Papers 2006

The moollah, however, had a tale of his own to tell, and seemed to have no great respect for the superstitious fears of his patron.

A Peep into Toorkisthhan Rollo Gillespie Burslem

Of all the Mahomedans assembled in the room discussing the events of the day, one only, an old moollah, openly and fearlessly condemned the acts of his brethren, declaring that the treachery was abominable, and a disgrace to Islam.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 Various

Shah Pursund Kh [= a] n confessed that he was not positive that the devil actually lived there, but still, he said, it was very probable; he had first heard of the existence of the cave when he obtained possession of the Do [= a] ub twelve years ago, from the very moollah who was our informant.

A Peep into Toorkisthhan Rollo Gillespie Burslem

He argued that any _human_ being living in the cave would require sustenance, and of course would purchase it at his fort, which was the only one where the necessaries of life could be procured for many miles around; but he knew every one who came to him, and no stranger had ever come on such an errand; he therefore concluded with an appealing look to the moollah who was with us.

A Peep into Toorkisthhan Rollo Gillespie Burslem

The moollah armed them, the companions embraced, and they set out on their journey amid the acclamations of the whole crowd.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 Various

'The good woman of the house was in momentary expectation of her husband's arrival, but when one hour had elapsed, her impatience overcame her discretion, and she dispatched the slave a second time to summon the moollah, who, in his anxiety to promote a better work, had forgotten the subject of tying the naarah to the moosul.

Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885

'This moollah was one of the most pious men of the age, and alive to the interests of his fellow-mortals, both temporal and eternal.

Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885

'A learned man, a moollah [23] or head-teacher and expounder of the

Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885

'The slave faithfully conveyed the message, and the moollah, finding that his domestic peace depended on submitting to the superstitious notions of his wife, accompanied the slave to the zeenahnah without further delay.

Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885