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Islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation.. However, in the modern contexts of Muslim minorities in non-Muslim countries as well as secularised Muslim states like Turkey, and Bangladesh, the religious leadership may take a variety of non-formal sha
Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi (Persian: عبدالحمید اسماعیلزهی; born 1946/1947) is an Iranian Sunni Muslim cleric who is regarded as a "spiritual leader for Iran’s Sunni Muslim population" though his influence is limited to the Baloch population, according to Reuters. [3]
A caliph is the supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state known as the caliphate. [1] [2] Caliphs (also known as 'Khalifas') led the Muslim Ummah as political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, [3] and widely-recognised caliphates have existed in various forms for most of Islamic history.
Imam (/ ɪ ˈ m ɑː m /, Arabic: إمام, imām; pl.: أئمة, a'immah) is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a prayer leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic prayers, serve as community leaders, and provide religious guidance. Thus for Sunnis, anyone can study ...
Sunni clerics (9 C, 13 P) A. Ayatollahs (8 C, 7 P) C. ... Pages in category "Islamic religious leaders" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The following is a list of Sunni Muslim dynasties. Asia. Arabian Peninsula Ziyadid ... This page was last edited on 9 January 2025, at 17:19 (UTC).
Muhammad Ahmad 1844–1885: A Muslim religious leader and militant in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Omar Mukhtar 1858–1931: A Libyan leader of the resistance against the Italian occupation forces in Libya. Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi 1882–1963: A Moroccan Berber leader, he fought against the French and Spanish occupations of Northern ...
In February 2014 Sheikh Sumaidaie is recognized by the government of Nuri al-Maliki as a stranger to the Sunni uprising; [13] the Iraqi government recognized him as the leader of a Sunni Fatwa Council (Dar al-Iftaa Ahl al-Sunna wa Jamaah) in the place of Grand Mufti of the Sunnis, with the aim of involving Sunni citizens in the fight against ISIS alongside the Iraqi army and Popular ...