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* Under the direction of [[Ayatollah Khomeini]] in Shia Islam, the imam alone was no longer considered to be the sole leader and authority, and Khomeini and his associates ruled the religious life in [[Iran]].

* Under the direction of [[Ayatollah Khomeini]] in Shia Islam, the imam alone was no longer considered to be the sole leader and authority, and Khomeini and his associates ruled the religious life in [[Iran]].

* In the largest branch of Islam, [[Sunni]] Islam, [[caliphs]] were called imams.  But there are no longer any caliphs, so the term imam means almost nothing today.

* In the largest branch of Islam, [[Sunni]] Islam, [[caliphs]] were called imams.  But there are no longer any caliphs, so the term "imam" in that sense means almost nothing today.

* Also in Sunni Islam, "imam" is added to the names of learned men, such as founders of the schools of Sharia and as an honor to the great theologian [[al-Ghazzali]].  

* Also in Sunni Islam, "imam" is added to the names of learned men, such as founders of the schools of Sharia and as an honor to the great theologian [[al-Ghazzali]].