An imam () is an Islamic leader, often the leader of a mosque and/or community. Similarly to spiritual leaders, the imam is the person who leads the prayer during Islamic gatherings. More often the community turn 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. Clerical imams Shi'a imams In the Shi'a context, Imam has a meaning more central to belief, referring to one of twelve historical persons (se… (More on Imams)