Sentences with 'ulama'

Example sentences and phrases with the word ulama and other words derived from it.

« Suleiman strongly supported the orthodox Sunni ulama (clergy), insisting on strict religious observance, but he also insisted on the sultan's prerogative to rule without interference from the religious authorities. »
« Despite the return to the near-anarchic conditions of tribal rule, the one area in which the Safavids were successful was in supporting the growth of the Shia ulama, or Muslim clergy, supporting pilgrimages to Shia holy sites, funding madrasas and mosques, and encouraging the spread of Shia Islam at the expense of the remaining Sunnis. »
« a ruling dynasty that saw itself as the heir to all the dynasties of the past (whether Persian, Macedonian or Turkic) and, most importantly, the establishment of the Shi'ite ulama as the official religious authorities of the empire. In short, from the Safavid period onwards, Persia was the heartland of Shia Islam. »
« The reformers, some of them religious leaders of the Shi'ite ulama (Muslim clergy), others members of the merchant classes familiar with European ideas, demanded a more effective government capable of protecting national sovereignty. »
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