| She explained that it took eight years to convince the local maulvi, or religious preacher, to permit a single girl to attend school in her conservative village. |
| Benazir Bhutto's leadership was challenged by a maulvi in Pakistan on the basis of this hadith. |
| Whatever protection the Pakistanis had been giving to maulvi Nazir was no longer on the table. |
| The girl's family had not come, and the two men did not celebrate the marriage, but brought the maulvi quietly to perform the nikah. |
| Having seized Ismael, Mohammad sent word to the shura that he would trade his hostage for maulvi Habibullah. |
| The principal religious officer is the maulvi, who corresponds to the Hindu Guru or preceptor. |
