Define Jurisprudence
The ulema today is known as a man or woman who is well versed in Islamic jurisprudence. This person is knowledgeable of all matters relating to Islamic creed. Most weight falls upon Islamic beliefs; Qur'anic studies and reading; prayers and other forms of worship as well as the Prophetic sunnah. In the English language, we know the ulema as "the Islamic scholar."
By defining what is Islamic, people's perception of what does not fall under an Islamic scholar's jurisdiction is known as secular matters.
Historically, this is untrue and an unjust division of socio-economic matters in a society. During the time of Prophet Muhammad (blessings upon him), scholars came from a wide range of fields, including education, economics, law, management, medicine and even technology. In today's society we know them as professionals.