The Worldly Ulema

Not all members of the Ulema are great theologians or intellectuals. Corruption can grow in any corner of the state and for some it can be hard to tell apart what benefits the faith and what might benefit themselves. It has come to the attention of our ruler that a number of pious grants that exist around the empire have been obtained through fraud or illegally passed on to heirs. Our wazir has suggested that we inspect and verify all such grants in the our nation, especially in regions that were not originally ruled by us.\nThis would clearly be a grave affront to the Ulema, however, who would see it as an encroachment on their privileges and an attack on their caste as a whole.