Assertion: imam | /r/HasProperty | prayer leader
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text: Outside of Eastern Arabia, which has a long Shiite tradition and numerous Shiite minorities, the term is seldom used in other Arabic-speaking areas where its nearest equivalent is often shaykh (implying formal Islamic training), imam (prayer leader; not to be confused with the imams of the Shiite world), or ʿālim ("scholar", plural ʿulamāʾ).
text: The mosques in Pakistan remain largely unregulated and the majority is manned by imams [prayer leaders] who are only capable of leading prayers or have memorized the Koran.
text: Mihrabs should not be confused with the minbar, which is the raised platform from which an Imam (leader of prayer) addresses the congregation.[citation needed]