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mawali

mawali

9.9
A non-Arab person who becomes a Muslim
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • Many mawali rose to prominent positions in the administration during the Umayyad and Abbasid periods.

Examples

  • Historians study the role of mawali to understand the spread of Islam beyond Arab communities.

  • The mawali contributed greatly to the cultural diversity of the early Islamic empire.

  • The mawali played a crucial role in the early Islamic community.

  • Many mawali were instrumental in spreading Islam beyond Arabia.

  • The mawali played an important role in the integration of diverse cultures within the Islamic empire.

  • As a class, mawali significantly influenced the development of Islamic governance and society.

  • Many mawali helped to facilitate trade and communication between different regions during the expansion of Islam.

Surface Forms

mawali singular
mawali plural

Etymology

Mawali comes from the Arabic word mawlā, used for people who joined and were placed under the protection of a Muslim group. Because many non-Arabs who became Muslim had this protected status, mawali came to mean a non-Arab convert to Islam.