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Imam
Grammar: word;The word Imam has multiple meanings:
(1) The person who leads a congretional (jamaa) prayer
(2) The Muslim leader who runs the Masjid (Mosque)
(3) A Khalif (leader of the Muslim peoples)
(4) A normal leader of Muslims, but this leader usually provides at least some spiritual guidance
(5) Any one of 12 infallible members of the Ahlulbayt (family of the Prophet) (AS). (Shia)
(6) Any one of the 4 recognised fallible grand scholars of the Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah. (Sunni)
(7) Any scholar who is deemed educated enough, usually a mujtahid
(8) An `Alim
(9) An Ayatollah
(10) A Mufti
(11) A person who is given the special status of Imam by God; e.g. Prophet Abraham (PBUH).
(12) A book containing the record of a persons deeds is called an Imam in verse 17:71 in the Qur'an.
Of these, numbers 1,2,5 & 6 are most correct to use.With Shia books and websites the word Imam is most likely to come under the meaning mentioned in 5; whereas Sunni websites refer to point 6, and sometimes 7.
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(1) The person who leads a congretional (jamaa) prayer
(2) The Muslim leader who runs the Masjid (Mosque)
(3) A Khalif (leader of the Muslim peoples)
(4) A normal leader of Muslims, but this leader usually provides at least some spiritual guidance
(5) Any one of 12 infallible members of the Ahlulbayt (family of the Prophet) (AS). (Shia)
(6) Any one of the 4 recognised fallible grand scholars of the Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah. (Sunni)
(7) Any scholar who is deemed educated enough, usually a mujtahid
(8) An `Alim
(9) An Ayatollah
(10) A Mufti
(11) A person who is given the special status of Imam by God; e.g. Prophet Abraham (PBUH).
(12) A book containing the record of a persons deeds is called an Imam in verse 17:71 in the Qur'an.
Of these, numbers 1,2,5 & 6 are most correct to use.With Shia books and websites the word Imam is most likely to come under the meaning mentioned in 5; whereas Sunni websites refer to point 6, and sometimes 7.
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