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  2. Islamic religious leaders - Wikipedia

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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

  3. Mullah - Wikipedia

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    Mullah (/ ˈ m ʌ l ə, ˈ m ʊ l ə, ˈ m uː l ə /) is an honorific title for Muslim clergy and mosque leaders. [1] The term is widely used in Iran and Afghanistan and is also used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and sharia law.

  4. List of religious titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    A Sunni Islam term meaning the most respected of the Marjas; it is a Persian name for teacher that is also used by some to denote a teacher of extraordinary respect. Amir al-Mu'minin: Leader of the faithful (only used for four Rashidun Caliphate) Ash Shakur: Ayatollah: In Shi'a Islam, a high ranking title given to clerics. Custodian of the Two ...

  5. Category:Muslim clergy - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Muslim clergy" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M. ... Code of Conduct;

  6. List of American Muslims - Wikipedia

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    Ismail al-Faruqi – Muslim philosopher and scholar; Jonathan A C Brown – Muslim lecturer and scholar. Amina Wadud - Islamic scholar and activist; Suhaib Webb – Muslim lecturer and activist; Imam of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, the largest mosque in the New England area [138] [139] [140] Hamza Yusuf – Muslim scholar [141]

  7. Shia clergy - Wikipedia

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    Shia Islam places great importance on the guidance of clergy, and each branch of Shi'ism maintains its own clerical structure. The most well-known Shia clergy belongs to the largest branch of Shia Islam, Twelver Shi'ism. As in other branches of Islam, Shia scholars are collectively known as the ulema.

  8. Muslim students feel abandoned by U. of Texas after Israelis ...

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    “The university has done a good job in handling this,” said Zander Feinstein, 21, a UT junior who started a campaign last month, Yalla for Israel, to unite college students in supporting ...

  9. Clergy - Wikipedia

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    Muslims who wish to learn Sufism dedicate themselves to a murshid's guidance by taking an oath called a bai'ah. The aspirant is then known as a murid ("disciple" or "follower"). A murid who takes on special disciplines under the guide's instruction, ranging from an intensive spiritual retreat to voluntary poverty and homelessness, is sometimes ...