Imam

An imam (Arabic: إمام; Persian: امام) is an Islamic leader, often the leader of a mosque and/or community. Similarly to spiritual leaders, the imam is the person who leads the prayer during Islamic gatherings. More often the community turn to the mosque imam, if they have an Islamic question. In smaller communities an imam could be the community leader based on the community setting.

an Imam reading Quran in his prayer stool.

Shia Islam uses the term differently. Shiites give the title to only the one true leader of all the faithful.

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• Detailed description of the Shiite belief
• Graphical illustration of the Shia sects Archived 2004-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
• List of Sunni Imams
• The Imam Movie Archived 2021-12-26 at the Wayback Machine