ulama
- n the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community
- Many laymen, in fact, consider the ulama as part of the Establishment they seek to undermine.
- But "people here are used to being deceived by the police, politicians, even ulama," says Emha Ainum Nadjib, a Yogyakarta-based poet, playwright and preacher.
- After several hours of deliberation, the 'ulama gave the King unprecedented powers to stage a battle within the Sacred Mosque.