Imam
An Imam meaning " leader"
A Muslim priest is known as an Imam. He is a religious leader who, unlike the Catholic priest, does not have to remain unmarried.ImamThe word "Imam" in Arabic means "leader". In common parlance in Arabia, an Imam is referred as any person who holds a leadership position. Thus an Imam could be anybody who leads the congregational prayers, or one who is the leader of a mosque or any other Islamic institution.
When they baptize the new born baby in their land they use the word imam as the priest in baptizing the child ALGERIAN-NOUR: the muslims do not baptise their babies. Imam is the person who guides the muslims, he is the one who should be asked for religious questions. Imam is the one who prays with people because he studied the religion at university and he learned the Qoran.
Islamic priest are called imam. and they lead prayers they also perich
The Imam is like the priest. He is the one that leads the Islamic prayer. Anyone can be an Imam but he should have vast knowledge about Islam and he should also have memorized many surahs in the Quran.
An Arabic (Christian or Jewish) priest is called Al-Kahen, similar to the Hebrew term Cohen. However, the correct term for an Islamic priest is Imam.
rabbi, priest, Imam, mudarris, Ustaadh, Guru, Acharya
The person who leads prayers in a mosque is known as imam A rabbi is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism
Elijah Muhammad was a Muslim Imam (Priest) who was founder of the "Nation of Islam"; a Muslim community in the United States.
Not really. Any Muslim can lead prayers, and any Muslim can teach about Islam. There is no procedure similar to that of ordination.
ImamThe word "Imam" in Arabic means "leader". In common parlance in Arabia, an Imam is referred as any person who holds a leadership position. Thus an Imam could be anybody who leads the congregational prayers, or one who is the leader of a mosque or any other Islamic institution.