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Ulema - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ulema : (noun)
1: the body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and
Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences
and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of
continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of
the Islamic community [syn: ulama]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ulema : \U`le*ma"\, n. [Turk. & Ar. 'ulam[=a] the wise or learned
men, pl. of '[=a]lim wise, learned.] (Mohammedanism)
A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams,
muftis, and cadis). That of Turkey alone now has political
power; its head is the sheik ul Islam.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ulema : \U*le"ma\, n. [Ar. 'ulem[=a] the wise or learned men, pl.
of '[=a]lim wise, learned, fr. alima to know.]
A college or corporation in Turkey composed of the hierarchy,
namely, the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or
doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Ulema |
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saleemdurrani: RT @faisalqureshi: RT @imanas its like whn u arrest a criminal, he won't testify against the other...
These are Ulema-e-Deen my friend. |
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imanas: @faisalqureshi The real Ulema's have already testified against terrorists and terrorism, but the ones who were from same ranks haven't |
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faisalqureshi: RT @imanas its like whn u arrest a criminal, he won't testify against the other...
These are Ulema-e-Deen my friend. |
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