Islamic scholar
Quranic law authority
An Islamic scholar is a person with expertise in Islamic religious texts, law, and theology.
The term covers a range of specializations—from those who interpret the Quran and hadith to jurists who rule on matters of Islamic law (sharia).
In Muslim communities, scholars hold significant authority on questions of religious practice and doctrine: The Islamic scholar issued a fatwa on the matter.
- muftiIslamic law interpreter
- religious authorityGoverning force in faith
- fatwaIslamic legal pronouncement
- Islamic lawReligious jurisprudence for Muslims
- Quran recitationOral delivery of Islamic scripture
Ibn Taymiyyah · holy book · Rumi · theologian · scholarly debate · learned man · cleric · beard · Friday sermon · turban · ayatollah · wisdom · sheikh · devotion · prayer beads · commentary · scripture · pulpit
- Islamic rolesimam, muezzin, mufti, qadi, sheikh
- religious scholarstheologian, exegete, hagiographer, liturgist, ecumenist
religious expertise
Islamic scholarrabbi
Jewish spiritual leader
Catholic priest · Jewish scholar · priest · Buddhist monk · Pope