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- noun Plural form of
ulema .
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Examples
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For the Daghestan teachers of theology, called ulemas or murschids, are not without repute for both subtilty and erudition; and Dschelal Eddin was one of the most learned among them.
Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia John Milton Mackie
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Its mission includes the propagation of Islamic religion and culture and its Islamic scholars (ulemas) render edicts (fatwas) on disputes submitted to them from all over the Sunni Islamic world regarding proper conduct for Muslim individuals or societies.
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A committee was formed that includes Bishop Coutts himself, two Catholic priests, four ulemas and another Muslim, Pir Muhammad Ibrahim.
In Pakistan Christians and Muslims study Pope’s speech together Argent 2006
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These pronouncements, reminiscent of certain fatwas emanating elsewhere in the Middle East from fundamentalist ulemas, have usually been dismissed by the general public with a shrug, as folkloristic, politically benign splittings of Talmudic hairs.
'Israel's Demons': An Exchange Auerbach, Jerold S. 1996
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As a pledge of his promise, the sultan, after having deposited the documents in the hall that contains the 'glorious mantle' of the prophet, in the presence of the ulemas and chief men, swore to them in the name of God, and administered the same oath to the priests and officers.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Whoever of the ulemas or chief men of the empire, or any other sort of person, shall violate these institutions, shall undergo the punishment awarded to his offence, without respect to his rank, or personal consideration and credit. '
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Therefore when the wily Barbarossa sent on shore and informed the sheiks and ulemas of the place that he had come in the name of the head of the
Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean E. Hamilton Currey
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The universities, as well as the mosques and hospitals, are under the control of the ulemas, who have always been a privileged and a sanctioned order, and by their sanctity and great wealth are rendered the most formidable body in the empire.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Some ingenious people have related that Bonaparte gave audiences to the mufti and ulemas, and that on entering one of the great Pyramids he cried out,
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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As before stated, the ulemas have charge of the schools connected with the principal mosques.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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