Sunni_Student786
06-05-2005, 06:47 AM
As salaamu alaykum.
I am trying to identify which countries tend to produce the majority of their Ulema locally up to the highest levels (at least in terms of the fiqh of the madhab dominant in their country), without necessarily having to send their best and brightest abroad to gain such mastery.
I have compiled, for the time being, the following list. The countries are listed in alphabetical order. The numbers next to them are only for the sake of order; they are not in any way a "ranking", because it seems like everyone gets very sensitive on here when any such attempt is made.
1)Egypt
2)India
3)Mauritania
4)Morocco
5)Pakistan
6)Saudi Arabia
7)Syria (Hanafi, Shafii, and Hanbali fiqh in particular)
8)Yemen
There were also some other countries which I was not sure about with regards to whether or not their most accomplished Ulema are produced at home or abroad. Those countries are listed below.
1)United Arab Emirates
2)Kuwait
3)Nigeria
4)Qatar
5)Senegal
6)Sudan
7)Tunisia
Does anyone disagree with my first list? If so, which countries do you feel should be added to, or deleted from, that list?
Please note that I am asking above is not a list of which countries tend to have the most high ranking Ulema, but which ones tend to produce them locally. For example, there may be a great number of elite Ulema in say, Ethiopia, but Ethiopian Ulema may all have traditionally received their advanced religious education in Egypt or Yemen. So despite having a great number of Ulema, since they didn't produce them, generally speaking, within the confines of their country, they wouldn't qualify to be added to that first list that I produced above.
If some of my more knowledge brothers/sisters could share thoughts and knowledge about the issue, please do so.
Jazakallahu Khair.
Wa'salaam.
I am trying to identify which countries tend to produce the majority of their Ulema locally up to the highest levels (at least in terms of the fiqh of the madhab dominant in their country), without necessarily having to send their best and brightest abroad to gain such mastery.
I have compiled, for the time being, the following list. The countries are listed in alphabetical order. The numbers next to them are only for the sake of order; they are not in any way a "ranking", because it seems like everyone gets very sensitive on here when any such attempt is made.
1)Egypt
2)India
3)Mauritania
4)Morocco
5)Pakistan
6)Saudi Arabia
7)Syria (Hanafi, Shafii, and Hanbali fiqh in particular)
8)Yemen
There were also some other countries which I was not sure about with regards to whether or not their most accomplished Ulema are produced at home or abroad. Those countries are listed below.
1)United Arab Emirates
2)Kuwait
3)Nigeria
4)Qatar
5)Senegal
6)Sudan
7)Tunisia
Does anyone disagree with my first list? If so, which countries do you feel should be added to, or deleted from, that list?
Please note that I am asking above is not a list of which countries tend to have the most high ranking Ulema, but which ones tend to produce them locally. For example, there may be a great number of elite Ulema in say, Ethiopia, but Ethiopian Ulema may all have traditionally received their advanced religious education in Egypt or Yemen. So despite having a great number of Ulema, since they didn't produce them, generally speaking, within the confines of their country, they wouldn't qualify to be added to that first list that I produced above.
If some of my more knowledge brothers/sisters could share thoughts and knowledge about the issue, please do so.
Jazakallahu Khair.
Wa'salaam.