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What does ulema mean?

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Noun
  1. plural of alim; The guardians of legal and religious tradition in Islam; clerics.
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Western colonial governments of old had to look out for rebellions fomented by the ulema.
Ruskin might have written that parable to illustrate the aspect which French ambitions offered to the ulema.
As elsewhere in the Muhammadan world, the most powerful class was that of the ulema, or learned men.
Legal professionals trained in modern law schools have largely replaced traditional ulema as interpreters of the resulting laws.
I was present at several of the meetings of the ulema and other persons, and there was general indignation.
But the well-meaning ulema paid dearly for this good counsel.

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