Imam Sadiq S.A. is son of Imam Baqir S.A. Imam Baqir S.A. is son of Imam Sajjad S.A Imam Sajjad S.A is son of Imam Hussain S.A. Imam Hussain S.A. and Imam Hasan S.A. are children of Imam Ali S.A.
Rules for Imam1. The person who knows the masa'il (rules) of salaah well, provided he is not a fasiq (an open sinner).2. Then a person who can recite the holy Qur'an well.3. Thereafter a person who is pious.4. Then the oldest person.5. Then the good-mannered and kind. However, if there is a fixed Imam in a musjid, then he will still deserve the honour to be the Imam.Note: It is makruh to make as Imam, a fasiq, an ignorant person or one who indulges in bid'at (innovation) or one who is not very careful in observing the rules of shari'ah.
In English you call him: leader of the mosque. But in Arabic you call him: Imam ul-masjid. However, most people just call him : Imam.
Imam Hasan S.A. and Imam Hussain S.A.
Imam Haniffa
Mohammad Hussan Imam has written: 'Mouta Imam Mohammad'
Adel Imam's birth name is Adel Mohammed Imam Najarini.
after martyrdom of his father he became Imam at age 22
Imam means leader. Imam is a person who leads the prayer class. A person who has done great research in some field of Islam is also called Imam e.g. Imam in Jurisprudence (Fiqah) or Imam in Hadith.
Imam Ali S.A.
Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifa ra had many students. Two of them are very famous. They are - Imam Yousaf and Imam Muhammad ra.
The normal term is an Imam. The function of the Imam is to lead the prayer, and this person is not held to have any special relationship with God.