ulema

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• In general, Muslim ulema reproach Ibn Rushd and insist on the literal meaning of the text.

  Academic text (1996)

• Such recommendations follow the injunctions of the religious scholars (ulema) who attended the OIC's 2005 summit in Mecca.

  Academic text (2011)

• Likewise, the employment of local ulema and mullahs provides them with a material incentive to spread the message within village society.

  Academic text (2011)

• By his own admission, his education in Islamic subjects amounted to only a matter of months here and there with different ulema.

  Academic text (2010)

• Fundamentalists insist that their 'ulema must be the authorities of the Muslim umma (society).

  Academic text (2003)

• I understand the ulema's anxiety about secularism, but they confuse it with irreligion; they are wrong.

  Academic text (1996)

• As "commander of the faithful," he remained in charge of ensuring respect for Islam and would preside over the Higher Council of Ulema (religious jurists), responsible for all religious rulings (fatwas).

  Academic text (2012)

• Ultimately, the theocratic case against Salafi Islam can be made and formalized in religious rulings (fatwas) issued by respected Pashtun ulema, something that should not be too difficult given the Taliban's low level of religious knowledge.

  Academic text (2011)

• The local ulema provided guidance on how to follow Islamic traditions during the holy month of Ramadan.

• The decisions made by the ulema are often respected by the community, as they seek to uphold Islamic values.

Synonyms

U

ulama

vsulema

1 9.9

A group of Muslim religious scholars who study and teach Islamic law

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling

Surface Forms

Etymology