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Details Sidebar Table of contents Summary: Introduction: Holy Verse 1: Holy Verse 2: Holy Verse 3: Holy Verse 4: The Ambiguity: Scholars from people are referred to as ‘Ulema-e -Iraq/Medina/Kufa’ (scholars from a city – that is in general terms) Word ‘Alim’ as well as ‘Al-Alim’ is used for Masomeen-asws: Looking at a face of a Scholar (Masoom-asws) is Ibadah: From Where One should Acquire the True Knowledge?

Imams-asws have the title of ‘Scholar’ The Reward and Respect for Teacher/Teaching: Asking Questions ‘unlocks’ knowledge: Hearts are Revived through Ahadith (Knowledge): Evil Scholars ‘عُلَمَاءَ سَوْءٍ’: Place of the scholars (In Holy Quran): Imam-asws is a Scholar as well as the Muhadith (Ahadith transmitter): Who Should one Consult for Newly Emerging Issues?

Appendix I: Ninety-Nine Names of Allah-azwj: Appendix II: Additional Hadith on ‘Alim’: Appendix III: Further Ahadith examples for ‘عَالِمٌ’ and ‘الْعِلْمَ’ Addendum: Who is an Alim (Scholar)? Download PDF Summary: These days the word ‘Alim’ (scholar) is mostly referred to a clergyman [1] !

It is not the only title, several other titles, specifically reserved for the ‘Infallibles’ (Masomeen -asws ), are ascribed to them, e.g., Qibla, Moulana, Hujat ul Islam, Ayat ul Uzma,… We will only focus on one title here, ‘Alim’, other titles are dealt with in another write-up.

[2] This is due to the fact that ‘ulema’ (plural of Alim – the scholars) are highly honoured in Islam, i.e., the inheritors of the Prophets -as , the lantern of guidance – all these are specifically reserved for the Masomeen -asws – a status undeservedly and shamelessly enjoyed by clergyman of today.

The purpose of this article is to explain that those ‘Scholars -asws ’ who are praised in the Holy Quran and Ahadith are the Prophets -as and the Imams -asws and those attributes cannot be extended to those who are educated in the Islamic schools. Also in a Hadith for example, it is stated ‘the Ulema’ have a similar prestige to that of the Prophets -as . وقال صلى الله عليه واله: علماء امتي كأنبياء بنى إسرائيل.

And he Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘Scholars of my -saww community are like the Prophets -as of the Children of Israel’’.