Editing Ulama (section)

==Modern challenges==
Some opinions from within the Muslim world have criticized the lack of scientific training of the ulama, and argued that those proficient in the sciences should qualify for this title.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news|last1=Bunglawala|first1=Inayat|title=Islam must engage with science, not deny it|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2011/mar/09/islam-science-evolution|agency=The Guardian|date=March 2011}}</ref> In Egypt, the Al-Azhar University has begun to introduce scientific and practical subjects in its traditional theological colleges to help the ulama face the challenges of the modern world.<ref name="Islam and Modernity">{{cite book|publisher = Sarup & Sons |last1= Hanif̉ |first1=N.  |title= Islam and Modernity|page=318|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RZROS_RT6SEC&pg=PA318|isbn=9788176250023 |year=1997 }}</ref> Sudanese politician [[Hassan Al-Turabi]] argued, in his work The Islamic State,<ref>Al-Turabi, H., Sardar, Z., Jamal, M. and Zuber, M., (1983) The Islamic State. Voices of Resurgent Islam, 241.</ref> that the ulama should not be limited to those versed in religious affairs but include experts in fields such as engineering, science, politics, and education because all knowledge is divine and God-given.