Giriş Sayfası
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Roots
Clergy and Islam
In Islam, there is no special class equipped with holy abilities to speak on behalf of God and religion. Yet, since the early days of the Prophet, there have been imams and religious officials who render religious services and administer practices of worship in society. The idea which suggests that there is no clergy in Islam is a higher, more theological idea that pertains to the origins of theology and the message conveyed by religion in the world. On the other hand, the presence of a class that renders religious services relates to practical life, and in this sense there has always been a class of religious officials. The organization of this class has been shaped by the social structures, institutional culture and the traditions of society; it has existed in various forms, such as independent, free, semi-public or public. The absence of clergy in Islamic theology does not mean that religious services were delivered in a haphazard fashion or that they were not subject to any organization in the historical experience of Muslim societies. |
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