just for my information.... whose job was it to protect the borders of the muslim lands? ulema or the military and the rulers? what were they busy doing? also, i suppose you were there when the debate was happening, because you seem to know so much about it? were ALL ulemah busy in that? or a few people were doing that, and someone like you, who obviously hates traditional scholarship, decided to blame them instead of politicians, the military, the judiciary and the rulers of the land for the defeat at the hands of mongols?
A simple study will show that the rulers at that time, and at the time of British takeover did not really like to listen to Ulemah (like you do not), and were busy partying, dancing, and enjoying company of prostitutes, and too busy selling themselves out to the british against other muslim rulers. The blame lies squarely on the rulers and the military. not on ulemah, who did what they were tasked to do, while others were busy whoring away the nation, much like nowadays, and then blaming ulemah, who they do not listen to, for their problems.