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Meanings of ʿulamâ in English
Muslim legal scholars.
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Examples for "ulema"
Examples for "ulema"
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His public scolding of the top ulema, aired on national television, was unprecedented.
2
Mirajuddin was a former member of parliament and a senior member of a pro-Taliban Islamic group, Jamiat-e-ulema-e-Islam.
3
It had caused division between piety and rationalism, which had affected the intellectual standing of the ulema.
4
As to their learning, there is an immense difference between a Turkish ulema and a Moorish doctor.
5
In Turkey, the closure of the madrasahs led inevitably to the decline of the authority of the ulema.
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According to Islamic scholars, Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570 AD.
2
But Islamic scholars have persuaded me that that would be too limiting.
3
That has triggered debate among Islamic scholars over whether cryptocurrencies are religiously permissible.
4
Most Islamic scholars now say nasheeds are acceptable, especially during wartime.
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These had been translated from the original Greek by Islamic scholars.
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His great-grandfather had been a Muslim scholar and cleric in India.
2
As a Muslim scholar I have to take that stand.
3
But Muslim scholars consider fortune telling to be blasphemy.
4
A large number of Muslim scholars have endorsed pre-stunning and rendering animals unconscious before slaughtering them.
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The former, generally, was an edict on Islamic law and could be issued by any Muslim scholar.
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Palmer keyed in the startup sequence on the M68 ALIM-yourbasic mini MAC.
2
An Alim ed Deen ul-Islam would fain call for help to the Times!
3
They called their friend Alim, who visited the family in their town in Oklahoma in 1987.
4
To my amazement to-day in walked the tremendous Alim from Tunis, Sheykh Abd-el-Moutovil, who used to look so black at me.
5
Al-Alim said the other three newspaper staff had not been charged so far and Turabi "has not even been questioned".
Usage of ʿulamâ in English
1
His father was one of the viziers, not one of the 'ulamá.
2
Even the Persian government itself became awakened and regretted that which had arisen through the fault of the 'ulamá.
3
Some there are in Persia who have become liberated through this cause, whose cleverness and eloquence the 'ulamá cannot refute.
4
Likewise, the foundation of the religion of Muḥammad has disappeared, but its form remains in the hands of the official 'ulamá.
5
For example, two men will go to law, and one of the 'ulamá will find for the plaintiff and another for the defendant.
6
Many 'ulamá and public men, as well as other people, joyfully sacrificed their lives in His Cause, and hastened to the plain of martyrdom.
7
Then he appointed the 'ulamás of 'Iráq to intercede for him.
8
He was molested and harassed; the inhabitants rioted, and the evil 'ulamás plotted his death.
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By some of the 'Ulamá they are considered to be equal to the Mujtahidín of the third class.
10
'Ulamá, from the Arabic 'alima, to know, may be translated learned men, scientists, religious authorities.
11
One day the government leaders, pillars of the country, the city's 'ulamás, leading mystics and intellectuals came out to the Mansion.
12
This was soon known throughout the city; to the eyes of the evil 'ulamás, he was now an object of hate and contempt.