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The Purpose Of Imams In Islam
What was need of imams in islam? Why do a Muslim has to follow these imams?
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The Purpose Of Imams In Islam
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For Sunnis there is no theological concept of of imamat. The only leader is Prophet Mohammad saw. Scholars especially those who helped gather Sunnah are generally called imams for reverence.
For Shias, there is a theological concept of divinely appointed imams that people have to follow. There is no basis for it in the Quran and the Sunnah.
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So for sunni the only imam is Prophet Mohammad saw. As you said imam helped to collect Hadith. How they did that? What were their sources? When did that started, can you please list the imams and their era as well as their work.
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I am not talikng about hadith but sunnah
I hope you will find your answer in this play list
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLucOobAkGHmQpxAvBlpFE9CEVYDl2_-oa
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Thank you for this link, but that doesn’t satisfy me. My question is still like why All these imams started doing this? And how do we know that these Hadith and sunnah have no errors in it?
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The term ‘Imam’ is widely used to refer to recognized Islamic scholars and jurists. They are neither appointed by God nor free from mistakes. They are human beings who, after the demise of the Prophet Muhammad (sws), started to study and interpret the Quran, Sunnah and Ahadees, deducing laws from them and formulating religious thought. They disagree with each other over several matters and agree on others. The most popular among these are four great scholars i.e., Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi, and Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal.
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Watch this video to understand Ghamidi sb point of view
https://youtu.be/HCbELi7JBRc?t=83 -
Also for Sunnah please refer to this thread
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Please see this as well
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Imam is not an islamic term, but a term used by Muslims to revere certain people for their religious contributions to the society. For example, muditheen, fuqha, scholars, and even some Quran translators / exegetists are often called imams.
The Islamic shariah of preaching is very clear from the Quran. Please see the following for details:
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