"The Institution of the ‘Ulama’: Origin and Early Development in the Formative period "
There is no religious hierarchy or priestly class in Islam. However, despite the absence of any church, priests and sacraments , with the passage of time there emerged in the Muslim world a class of religious luminaries who possessed legislative, social and political authority. These scholars or rel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Arabic |
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SZIC University of Peshawar
2010-12-01
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Series: | الإيضاح |
Online Access: | http://al-idah.szic.pk/index.php/al-idah/article/view/422 |