What is the name of a Muslim priest?

Answer 1

A Muslim priest is known as an Imam. He is a religious leader who, unlike the Catholic priest, does not have to remain unmarried.

Imam

The word "Imam" in Arabic means "leader". In common parlance in Arabia, an Imam is referred as any person who holds a leadership position. Thus an Imam could be anybody who leads the congregational prayers, or one who is the leader of a mosque or any other Islamic institution.

Answer 2

A Muslim priest is known as an Imam. He is a religious leader who, unlike the Catholic priest, does not have to remain unmarried.

It is called an Imam.

Bare in mind their are differences in role and purpose for a priest and imam...

Answer 3

in Islam there is no intermediary the creator, and the created, everyone is on equal level in the sight of Allah the creator of the whole thing, you ask and your prayer will be answered. thus there is no room for priesthood in Islam

Islam does not have priests, as Christians do. The person who leads Islamic prayer is called an "imam," but this can be any Muslim of good character who has memorize parts of the Holy Qur'an. well yes and the imam is the like the leader in the prayer we can call him sheikh

i dont actually know why christians have a priest (like their purpose) but here is what i do know

• The person who leads our congregational prayer=imam, we call him sheikh
• Islamic scholar=A'lim
• person who gives our Friday sermon before prayers=khatib

Answer 4

The leader of prayer services in a mosque (masjid) is called an imam.

Answer 5

sheikh (شيخ)

ANSWER 2:

"Sheikh" is the title of an Arab chief of a tribe or village. Imam is the word for an Islamic clergyman.

Answer 6

The priest call in Islam is mesab

Answer 7

IMAMS

Answer 8

Imam

Answer 9

Its not priest but A Muslim Scholar is considered as Aaalim, Scholar .

Answer 10

Priest