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alim - What does it mean?

Definition of 'alim'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class
  • * {{quote-news|2007|February 25|Carla Power|A Secret History|New York Times citation
    • |passage=Akram is a working alim , lecturing in mosques and universities and dispensing fatwas on issues like inheritance and divorce.}}

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    * (Ulema)

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