User:Aafi/Ulama
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Ulama or Muslim scholars likewise anyone else are generally presumed notable if they meet the general notability guideline. In this case, multiple, reliable but independent sources that discuss the subject significantly are helpful. The Golden Rule helps to understand this.
If Muslim scholars fail the general notability criteria, it is best to evaluate them through following subjective criterias:
- If they serve/d a highest administrative position in a notable seminary like Darul Uloom Deoband, they are likely notable. This is because WP:NACADEMIC (6) says, "The person has held a highest-level elected or appointed administrative post at a major academic institution or major academic society."
- If they serve/d as a "Shaykh al-Hadith" (The senior Hadith professor) or "Sadr al-Mudarris" (Principal teacher) in any notable seminary. This is because it is the highest academic post in the seminaries and its contribution in the subjective field is significant. For instance, Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi is the principal (mohtamim) of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, yet he fails GNG. The principal of the DU Nadwatul Ulama is its executive head, it would be a case of WP:NACADEMIC (6) unlike other seminaries where "mohtamim"/rector is the executive head but Principal is the senior teacher, like Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri. Whatever is the case, a "Shaykh al-Hadith" and "Sadr al-Mudarris" of notable seminaries are likely notable.