I thought Muslims are highly dependent on their clerics and religious leaders.
Protestants believe in the priesthood of all believers. As Christ provided, we need no intermediary to commune with God.
Exactly what Islam says - without the Christ part. What western press often call clergy are in reality Islamic scholars whose opinion carries weight but serve no religious function as intermediaries between the Islamic faithful and Allah.
Additionally, Protestants are highly interested in the "common man" (and woman and child) having easy and complete access to the Word. Or in other words, a layperson like myself can pick up the Bible and read, study, analyze, and draw conclusions from the exact same thing our pastors or deacons are drawing from.
Do Muslim men, women, and children also have such freedom?