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'''Imam''' is the one who stands in front; a role model for the Muslim community in all its spiritual and secular undertakings. In legal writings the term is applied to the leader of the congregational prayers in the mosque. Historically, Muslim rulers used to appoint the imam for the official function of leading the Friday services in the main mosque of capital cities. Sunni Muslims use the title for their prominent jurists, who are also regarded as the founders of their legal schools, such as Abu Hanifah and Shafii. [[ | '''Imam''' is the one who stands in front; a role model for the Muslim community in all its spiritual and secular undertakings. In legal writings the term is applied to the leader of the congregational prayers in the mosque. Historically, Muslim rulers used to appoint the imam for the official function of leading the Friday services in the main mosque of capital cities. Sunni Muslims use the title for their prominent jurists, who are also regarded as the founders of their legal schools, such as Abu Hanifah and Shafii. In [[Shiʿa|Shi’ism]] the imam is the divinely appointed successor of [[Muhammad]] and is regarded as infallible, with the ability to make binding decisions in all areas of human activity. | ||
==Imam in Quran == | ==Imam in Quran == | ||
The word “imam” is an Arabic term signifying a leader, a model, an authority, or an exemplar. The term occurs in the Quran, for example at 2:124, with reference to God’s promise to make Abraham an “imam for the people,” and at 11:17 and 46:12, where the “Book of Moses” is characterized as an “imam.” In early theological and juristic literature, the Quran and the Sunna are sometimes referred to as imam, although the Qur’an does not describe itself as such. | The word “imam” is an Arabic term signifying a leader, a model, an authority, or an exemplar. The term occurs in the Quran, for example at 2:124, with reference to God’s promise to make Abraham an “imam for the people,” and at 11:17 and 46:12, where the “Book of Moses” is characterized as an “imam.” In early theological and juristic literature, the Quran and the Sunna are sometimes referred to as imam, although the Qur’an does not describe itself as such. | ||