...and do they?
2006-12-04 08:01:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
- I ask in all humility (not!)
I grew up thinking Roman Catholic priests were not the sharpest pencils in the box, but at least their training includes philosophy, logic, history, (often) classical civilisation, and any number of humanity and science options, btu the Imams....?
2006-12-04 08:08:05 · update #1
If they know only the contents of one or two holy books (learned by rote) and don't study the general literature of mankind, then sorry, they are sadly lacking. You need more qualificatins than that these days to work at McDonalds
2006-12-04 08:10:42 · update #2
No, when you brain wash someone, you want there to be only one source for the nonsense.
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2006-12-04 08:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yes there are guidelines to this. Nobody in Islam could preach publicly if he or she is NOT married. This shows that Islam require knowledge in life and current issue not just focusing on the Holy Qur'an alone. One can't preach love if he himself is not loved. How can he lead if he himself is low in knowledge.But there are times that a young boy could also be Imam. That if he is concidered MASTER in religion at his age and approve by many not just 1 person. Some boys have this ability. But these senario is quite rare actually. The reason this is allowed is to show others that age in not important in Islam. You can be old and wise but that doesn't mean you know the right stuff. Islam teach to respect even small kid who have vast knowledge.
2006-12-04 08:12:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Yes sure obviously there is the Hadith and Both the Quran and Hadith cover a huge landscape of information. However feal free to have a debate with a Imam at your local Mosque i am sure he will answer your quetions
2006-12-04 08:07:58 · answer #3 · answered by Farhan 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Muslims, period are required to "seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave".it is true that Muslims hold the revealed word has the highest form of knowledge, because it comes straight from The G'D, however any secular/academic interest that a Muslim persues it should be sought with excellence as the goal.
2006-12-04 08:09:12 · answer #4 · answered by iamhhi 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
My dear brother, for your info, an imam is just someone who lead the prayers. Any Muslims can be an imam. Be it a lawyer, doctor, engineer, philosopher, driver, cook or whatever their profession is.
Peace-
2006-12-04 17:12:20 · answer #5 · answered by Avatraz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most Muslims have a far wider knowledge than you imply.
0f course SOME Muslims are stupid and ignorant, but so are SOME atheists, agnostics, etc.
Some may choose to limit their knowledge, but your question suggests that before you asked it you had limited knowledge on that area at least....and did the sensible thing in seeking further knowledge.
PS I am not a Muslim
2006-12-04 08:38:18 · answer #6 · answered by alan h 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Be clear in ur question..... well what i understood im sayin that is in Quran itself is evrything science , politics , geography n etc infact u can say Islam is a complete code of life, so the muslim imams know evrything that is Quran.... for more ref u can visit www.the truecall.com
2006-12-04 08:05:21 · answer #7 · answered by amu_abdallaah 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
the quran is some thing holly to muslim and it full of information in the religon or the life, by the way not like the baibl or telmod which agri with iligl children or gay marrig . what is this gay marrig in cherch or tempel what kind of bleesing god will give them ....hah%( chrisian or jew all of peges see what u do in iraq kiling the child or weman or u forgit bo graib jill u freedom angel
any way i think the peg ismore desint than u at list he love his weman and dont kill any pepol
2006-12-04 08:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by no english speak :o) 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think they are required to not only know, but also believe there is nothing to life but the quran
2006-12-04 08:04:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! I don't know the answer, but if the Imam is in a Christian country, I hope the answer is "yes."
Inquiring minds want to know!
2006-12-04 08:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by Dolores G. Llamas 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
very muslims need to know everything from the Quran,i guess..just like Christians..
2006-12-04 19:49:21 · answer #11 · answered by Aya 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋