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"Pope", means 'father', and usually refers to a Christian leader, not a Muslim one.
The (Catholic) bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, and the (Coptic) bishop of Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II, are the most prominent examples.
In Sunni Islam, leaders are identified with terms like Imam (worship leader), Mufti (religious legal scholar), Sheikh (tribal chief or respected elder). In Shia Islam: Ayatollah or Hujjat al-Islam are religious leaders/scholars.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe "pope" means the Vicar of Christ. As Islam does not believe in the divinity of the second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, I can of doubt that they have a "pope".
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∙ 9y agoThere is no pope of Islam. The Pope is always a Christian Catholic.
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Did Pope Benedict XVI accept Islam?
No, Pope Benedict XVI remained a Catholic and has not converted to Islam.
Is their an Islamic equivalent to the Pope?
There is no worldwide leader of Islam.
Which pope wanted Christians to unite to redress what he saw as an imbalance of power between Christianity and Islam?
Pope bemedict
Which pope wanted christians to unite to redress he saw as an imbalance of power between Christianity and Islam?
christianity islam
Were the Crusades wars fought by Christians against the Pope?
No. The Crusades were wars fought between Christians and Islam.
What was the fact about Pope Benedict XVI's conversion to Islam?
It isn't a fact. Benedict is, and always has been, a Catholic.
Why does the Pope defend terrorists?
He doesn't defend terrorists but Islam as a religion. He said it isn't fair to identify Islam with Terrorism, but it is hard to convince people when nearly every terrorist in recent history is a radical follower of Islam.
Who is the current leader of Islam?
As far as I am aware Islam does not have a single spiritual leader, in the same way that Christianity has the Pope. Until the end of the Ottoman Empire (1918) the sultan of the Ottoman Empire was the de facto spiritual leader of Islam.
Like Christianity has the Pope at the top and lay people at the bottom what it the social structure of Islam?
There is no hirearchy in Islam. There is nothing as a pope or something like that. Islam believes in equality and so mosques have no special designation. Anyone can lead the prayers and give advice on any matter. For more important edicts ( rulings ), Islam has people called Ulema or Mufti who are nothing more than holding a degree in religion and so their ruling caries a greater weight. Otherwise, Muslims do not have to follow anyone except Allah and Prophet Muhammad.
Did an early pope finance the formation of Islam?
The simple answer to this is no. The Popes of the time were far to involved in consolidating their own power and squabbling with the Orthodox Patriarchs.
Who is the president of Islam?
There is no president of Islam because Islam is a religion, not a political entity. Islam does not have a centralized authority or a single leader governing all Muslims worldwide. Each Muslim nation may have its own political leader, such as a president or a king, who may have influence within their own country's Muslim population.
What title was given to the supreme Islamic authority?
Caliph meaning the representative of God on earth
