Many rulers were patrons of Islam and the ulama - learned theologians and jurists. And like Hinduism, Islam was interpreted in variety of ways by its followers. There were the Shia Muslims who believed that the Prophet Muhammad‘s son-in-law, Ali, was the legitimate leader of the Muslim community, and the Sunni Muslims who accepted the authority of the early leaders (Khalifas) of the community, and the succeeding Khalifas. a) What do you understand by the term “ulama”? b) What were the major developments in Hinduism? c) “Like Hinduism, Islam was interpreted in variety of ways by its followers”. Discuss.please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please answer fast

Many rulers were patrons of Islam and the ulama - learned theologians

1.	Many rulers were patrons of Islam and the ulama - learned theologians and jurists. And like Hinduism, Islam was interpreted in variety of ways by its followers. There were the Shia Muslims who believed that the Prophet Muhammad‘s son-in-law, Ali, was the legitimate leader of the Muslim community, and the Sunni Muslims who accepted the authority of the early leaders (Khalifas) of the community, and the succeeding Khalifas. a) What do you understand by the term “ulama”? b) What were the major developments in Hinduism? c) “Like Hinduism, Islam was interpreted in variety of ways by its followers”. Discuss.please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please answer fast
Answer» a) ulamas are the muslim persons STUDY the religion islam and its LAWS thoroughlý and have much more knowledge of islam. These are like the "Pandits" of HINDU religion. c) MANY years after prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) died, the believers of islam started practising their religion on the bases of principles written by many "Imams" such as Imam Abu-Hanifa R.A, Imam Ahmad bin Hanmbal R.A. etc. they had gathered knowledge from different sources that were directly linked with Prophet MUHAMMAD (S.A.W). So due to various imams their are found variety of Muslim followers.