‘ALIM عالم
pl. ‘ulama’ A learned man. The term usually includes all religious teachers, such as Imams, Muftis, Qazis, and Maulawies; and in Turkey it denotes their political party led by the religious teachers.
pl. ‘ulama’ A learned man. The term usually includes all religious teachers, such as Imams, Muftis, Qazis, and Maulawies; and in Turkey it denotes their political party led by the religious teachers.
Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam
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