ʿUlamāʾ (علماء, الْعَالِمُونَ) or Ulema

The Divine Scholars

وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ ۖ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَا إِلَّا الْعَالِمُونَ {43}

And these examples, We Strike these for the people, and none understand these except for ‘الْعَالِمُونَ’ the learned ones [29:43]

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ شَغَرٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ بَلْ هُوَ آياتٌ بَيِّناتٌ فِي صُدُورِ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ قَالَ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ ( عليهم السلام ) خَاصَّةً

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Yazeed Shaghar, from Haroun Bin Hamza,

From Abu Abdullah^-asws, said, ‘I heard him^-asws saying: ‘But these are clear Verses in the chests of those Granted the Knowledge [29:49] – they^-asws are the Imams^-asws in particular’’.[1]

NB: https://hubeali.com/who-is-an-alim-scholar/

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[1] Al Kafi V 1 – The Book Of Divine Authority CH 23 H 4