Question

Differenciate between Patron and Ulama

Answer 1

Answer:

Ulama, also spelt ulema, refers to the educated class of Muslim legal scholars engaged in the several fields of Islamic studies. They are best known as the arbiters of sharia law.

Answer 2

In Islam, Ulama are the transmitters, & interpreters of  religious knowledge of Islam & Islamic doctrine and law. A patron saint is the protecting/guiding saint of a place or person .

Explanation:

• The Ulama came to be the first Qur'aan interpreters and hadith transmitters,  of Prophet Muhammad's words and deeds. Such scholars were also the first to describe and establish the fundamental concepts of Islamic law (shari alternatively). In the premodern Middle East, ulama became fundamental to Islamic education. Ulama is educated in religious institutions (madrasas) from long-standing tradition. The Quran and sunnah are the scriptural origins of Islamic history.
• Typically, the patron saints are chosen because they have a connection to a specific region, family, or profession . Although there is no codified doctrine of saint patronage in Islam, the fact that the most important classical saints were the heavenly defenders of specific Muslim empires, nations, cities, villages, has nevertheless become a major component in both the Sunni and the Shia Islamic tradition. But the latterly Wahabist and Salafist groups, targeted venerations of saints as their patron or otherwise claiming to be a type of idolatry or shirk. This claim was criticized by more major Sunni clerics since Wahhabi was first founded in the 18th century .⠀