Which of our Imams of today would be able to apply for this position?
Assalamu 'alaykum,
Here is an advert for the position of Imam of the Grand Mosque in Istanbul at the time of Sultan Suleyman who ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1520 - 1566.
To have mastered the languages of Arabic, Latin, Turkish and Persian.
To have mastered the Qur'an, the bible and the torah.
To be a scholar in Shari'ah and Fiqh.
To have mastered physics and mathematics up to teaching standard.
To be a master of chivalry, archery, duelling and the arts of Jihad.
To be of a handsome countenance.
To have a strong melodious voice.
(Source: Al Ahram newspaper 22nd September 1986, Egypt)
Here is an advert for the position of Imam of the Grand Mosque in Istanbul at the time of Sultan Suleyman who ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1520 - 1566.
To have mastered the languages of Arabic, Latin, Turkish and Persian.
To have mastered the Qur'an, the bible and the torah.
To be a scholar in Shari'ah and Fiqh.
To have mastered physics and mathematics up to teaching standard.
To be a master of chivalry, archery, duelling and the arts of Jihad.
To be of a handsome countenance.
To have a strong melodious voice.
(Source: Al Ahram newspaper 22nd September 1986, Egypt)
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