Question

Write about the religious leaders of the Muslims.

Answer 1

There were two sections of Muslim high clergy,

1. Ulemas: They belonged to religious class of the Muslim society. They were authorities on Arabic and religious literature,
2. Sayyids: Apart from the Ulemas, there was a class of Sayyids in the Muslim religious society. They claimed themselves to be the descendants of Bibi Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad.

Both the Sayyids and the Ulemas had a thorough knowledge of the law governing the Muslim society.