Note 3 — TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE.1
James W. (James William) Redhouse translation
The “‘Ulemā of Islām” are the Learned Doctors of Law and Divinity; their chief is the Lord Chancellor. They are ignorantly spoken of as “priests” and “clergy” by Europeans. There are no “priests” in Islām. The ‘Ulemā may be likened to the Jewish Rabbis. They often have followed, and do follow, all kinds of trades.