In one tradition, men who hold this title, not the ijma, or the community, determine matters of revelation.
In one tradition, men who hold this title, not the ijma, or the community, determine matters of revelation. It has also been an honorific attributed to such men as Abu Hanifah and al-Ghazali. Because the tradition of ghaybah holds that the last one disappeared, there is no consensus as to how many of them there are. The Sabiyah Ismails acknowledge seven, while the Ithna Ashari acknowledge 12, one of which is hidden, and is the mahdi. FTP, identify this term denoting the head of a Muslim community, also given to men who lead prayers in mosques.
In one tradition, men who hold this title, not the ijma, or the community, determine matters of revelation.
Imam