An imam ()'s an Islamic leadership position. Often the leader of a mosque and the community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam's the one who leads the prayer during Islamic gatherings. More often the community turns to the mosque imam, if they've an Islamic question. In smaller communities an imam could be the community leader based on the community setting. Shi'a imams In the Shi'a context, imam has a meaning more central to belief, referring to leaders of the community. Twelver and Ismai… (More on Imam)