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To: Texas Mom
Preachers?

Must be a crappy English translation.
9 posted on 07/24/2003 9:39:04 PM PDT by Pro-Bush (Dead men tell no tales)
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To: Pro-Bush
There is no organized clergy in Islam, so they informally refer to themselves as Imam or Alim (basically calling themselves scholars or learned men). Many areas have evolved their own religious heirarchy, such as the Taliban or the Ayllatolahs, but Islam by doctrine isn't supposed to acknowledge that any man knows God any better than the next.

The term preacher is vague and informal enough to be a pretty decent translation, especially because these guys tend to lean towards the 'fire and brimstone' angle.

20 posted on 07/24/2003 10:06:25 PM PDT by Steel Wolf (Stop reading my tagline.)
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To: Pro-Bush
Must be a crappy English translation

Very crappy.

26 posted on 07/24/2003 10:49:47 PM PDT by Texas Mom
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