Topic summary
Ulema
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ulama.
In Islam, the ʿulamā (US: ; also spelled ulema; Arabic: علماء, romanized: ʿulamāʾ; IPA:; lit. 'the learned ones'; singular عالم, ʿālim; ), also known as Shuyukh or Mawlawi, are scholars and judges of Islamic doctrine and law. They are considered the guardians, transmitters, interpreters and legislators of religious knowledge in Islam.