RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS: THEORY AND PRACTICE ACTIVITIES by Vladislav L. Benin, Timur Z. Urazmetov

“…The aim of the study is to consider the theoretical and practical problems of texts analysis of an extremist orientation; to define lacks of vocational training of religious scholars.Methods. The methods involve analysis of existing points of view on the issue; analysis of the conceptual apparatus; reflection of empirical experience of the expert participation in law enforcement investigation and at court. …”
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SİYASAL-SOSYAL GÖRÜŞLERİ VE DİNİ YÖNÜYLE AFGANİ1 (Son Bir Umut: İslam Birliği) by Muammer Esen

“…As a religious scholar, al-Afghani, who is the most prominent Pan-Islamist figure of the modern history of Islam with a robust anti-imperialistic stance, has been a subject of controversy in terms of his life, personality, nationality and school of thought to which he belonged. …”
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Religious Discourse and the Public Sphere in Contemporary Pakistan by Muhammad Qasim Zaman

“…This article examines some of the ways in which the traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars, the `ulama, of Pakistan have articulated their conceptions of the Islamic scholarly tradition and how their modes of discourse compare and compete with those of other religious intellectuals. …”
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« Le Paradis de Zahra » : le grand cimetière de Téhéran entre pratiques populaires et rationalité étatique by Sepideh Parsapajouh

“…Drawing on ethnographic data collected in the field over recent years, this article proposes a reflection on the complex articulations between the rationality of a modern state, albeit one that is religiously inspired, the ritual norms defined by religious scholars and scrupulously respected by a centralized funerary administration, and the daily practices of simple believers who, attached to the cult of the dead often observe with more passion than reason. …”
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.A Critical Review of the Book Entitled Methodology of Religious Studies by Seyed Mohammad Reza Taghavi

“…To explain the hierarchy of religious science, to set up a methodological system appropriate to Islamic worldview, ontology, and epistemology, a serious effort of religious scholars is needed in order to development of the methodology of Islamic humanities.…”
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Gender and Sexuality in early 19th-century Tunisia: a Decolonial Reading of Aḥmad b. al-Qāḍī al-Timbuktāwī’s naṣīḥa on the sub-Saharan diaspora by Itzea Goikolea-Amiano

“…This article examines the gender and sexuality politics in early nineteenth-century Tunisia, with particular reference to the healing rituals performed by the diasporic sub-Saharans and the attempts at disciplining them by Muslim religious scholars. It does so through an in-depth analysis of a 1808 naṣīḥa penned by the West African scholar Aḥmad b. al-Qāḍī al-Timbuktāwī, where the Tunisian rulers are urged to ban the religious practices of the sub-Saharan populations—mainly slaves—which are deemed un-Islamic. …”
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Cosmopolitanism of Langsa Society during Colonial Era by Sumiyati Sumiyati, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono, Yety Rochwulaningsih, Ichwan Azhari

“…This is partly because the native people of Langsa, in their lifestyle, tend to follow the ulama(religious scholars) rather than the umara (secular leaders). …”
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Developments in Religious Education During the Transition Period to Pluralist Democracy in Turkey by Ayşe Çalal

“…After the date it was enacted, fourth article of the mentioned law which urges the officials to educate religious scholars in a divinity faculty and to separate schools for educating Imams has been a starting point for the discussions that were to be argued over the religious education. …”
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A Sociolinguistic Investigation of the influence of power in Ālam-ārā-ye Safawi by Manizhe pourali, Ghahreman Shiri

“…The ruling power in the Safavid period was composed of a triad of the Safavid kings, the military commanders, and the religious scholars, each of which used mystical, military and religious discourses, respectively. …”
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Female genital cutting in Malaysia: a mixed-methods study by Abdul Rashid, Yufu Iguchi

“…Objective This study aimed to understand the reasons for the practice by the Muslim community, traditional practitioners and the views of religious scholars as well as the medicalisation trend of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC).Design This is a mixed-method (qualitative and quantitative) study. …”
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