Mawlfā to Islam who became the 'client' of an Arab. Although, in : Mawlā (Ar.) [pl. mawālī) Client. In early Islamic history this was the technical sense of the word, indicating a non-Arab convert theory, all Muslims in the early Islamic state were supposed to be treated as equals, in practice the mawālī or clients were often (q.v.) order, originating in Turkey, whose name derives from the title borne by their inspirer, the Persian mystical poet Rumī (q.v.), of Mawlānā (Arabic for 'Our Master'; the Turkish form is Mevlānā). The whirling dance of the Mawlawiyya which is performed with music during their dhikr (q.v.), and for which the order has become famous, attempted to

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Mawlfā to Islam who became the 'client' of an Arab. Although, in

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Mawlā (Ar.) [pl. mawālī) Client. In early Islamic history this was the technical sense of the word, indicating a non-Arab convert theory, all Muslims in the early Islamic state were supposed to be treated as equals, in practice the mawālī or clients were often (q.v.) order, originating in Turkey, whose name derives from the title borne by their inspirer, the Persian mystical poet Rumī (q.v.), of Mawlānā (Arabic for 'Our Master'; the Turkish form is Mevlānā). The whirling dance of the Mawlawiyya which is performed with music during their dhikr (q.v.), and for which the order has become famous, attempted to

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Mawlā (Ar.) [pl. mawālī) Client. In early Islamic history this was the technical sense of the word, indicating a non-Arab convert to Islam who became the 'client' of an Arab. Although, in theory, all Muslims in the early Islamic state were supposed to be treated as equals, in practice the mawālī or clients were often treated as second-class citizens by comparison with those of Arab stock. This was particularly the case from the point of view of taxation. The word mawlā also means 'master' and al-Mawlā, that is, 'The Master', is a synonym for God. (See Tax, Taxation.) Mawlānā See Mawlawiyya; Rūmī.