(1) The Devil Bird, or Ulama, is a frightening horned bird of Sri Lankan folklore.

(2) The traditionalist Nahdlatul Ulama ( NU ) , with 40 m - 50 m members, is strongest in the countryside.

(3) The traditionalist Nahdlatul Ulama , with 40m-50m members, is strongest in the countryside.

(4) The unique Shiite Ulama hierarchy and emulation institution provide favourable circumstances for Ulama to play its political role .

(5) In 1952 Masjumi split into two, one group calling itself Nahdatul Ulama.

(6) Al-ijtihad is a concept of Islamic law and it is the activities of study about some new situations and problems according to spirit of Holy Quran and the al-hadith acted by mujtahidun or al-' ulama .

(7) Hence, not only the ideas of the Muslim political philosophers but also many other jurists and ulama posed political ideas and theories.

(8) The largest of all Sri Lankan owls, the bubo nipalensis matches the description of the Ulama perfectly, down to its characteristic screech and tufted “horns”.

(9) On the whole, with the state gaining more power, Shi'ite Ulama 's political role and social influence tended to reduce.

(10) The ball game represented the movements of the heavens for many pre-Hispanic peoples and, for the Maya, the game (called Ulama ) had a religious significance.