Allama

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Allama is an honorific title in South Asian Muslim culture denoting a highly learned and distinguished Islamic scholar and philosopher.

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Allama canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic honorific
honorific title
connotation authority in Islamic knowledge
erudition in religious sciences
culturalRole marker of high religious authority
symbol of intellectual prestige in Muslim society
denotes Islamic philosopher
distinguished Islamic scholar
highly learned Islamic scholar
etymologyRoot Arabic word "ʿālim" (scholar)
fieldOfRecognition Arabic language and literature
Hadith studies
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
Islamic philosophy
Islamic theology
Quranic exegesis (tafsir)
languageOfOrigin Arabic
regionOfUsage Afghanistan
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
relatedConcept Islamic scholarship
ulema
requires advanced religious education
recognition by scholarly community
similarTitle Ayatollah
Mawlānā
surface form: Mawlana

Shaykh
titlePosition prefixed to personal name
usedByCommunity Shia Muslims in South Asia
Sunni Muslims in South Asia
usedFor authors of major Islamic works
distinguished religious teachers
leading jurists
prominent theologians
usedInCulture South Asian Muslim culture

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fazl honorificPrefix Allama
subject surface form: Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi