| Western colonial governments of old had to look out for rebellions fomented by the ulema. |
| Concern was expressed by a body of ulema over the campaign by Qadiyanis to convert innocent Muslims to Qadiyani faith in rural areas of Karnataka. |
| Confronted with mass opposition and violence in 1977, he believed he could save his regime by making concessions to the ulema. |
| In June 1992, some 30 ulema were reportedly forbidden entry to Jhang and a number of others were denied access to Sialkot. |
| As elsewhere in the Muhammadan world, the most powerful class was that of the ulema, or learned men. |
| Ruskin might have written that parable to illustrate the aspect which French ambitions offered to the ulema. |
