"mulla" meaning in English

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          "text": "A certain Afridi being desirous to learn to read, went into a village to a Mulla and said to him, that it would be a great favour if he would give him lessons.",
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          "text": "For instance, in the year 1582 Akbar, who was a philosopher and a humorist as well as a model ruler, sent an invitation to the 'wise men among the Franks' at Goa to journey to Agra, there to meet in public controversy before him a picked band of Mohammedan mullas and prove the superiority of their faith.",
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