Muezzin vs. Imam — What's the Difference?

The muezzin (Arabic: مُؤَذِّن) is the person who proclaims the call to the daily prayer (ṣalāt) five times a day (Fajr prayer, Zuhr prayer, Asr prayer, Maghrib prayer and Isha prayer) at a mosque. The muezzin plays an important role in ensuring an accurate prayer schedule for the Muslim community.

Imam (; Arabic: إمام‎ imām; plural: أئمة aʼimmah) is an Islamic leadership position. It is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque and Muslim community among Sunni Muslims.

The crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times a day.

In law and theology, the caliph who is successor to Muhammad as the lawful temporal leader of the Islamic community.

(Islam) The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.

The male prayer leader in a mosque.

A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer; the Moslem official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day.

The Muslim worshiper who leads the recitation of prayer when two or more worshipers are present.

The Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day

In Twelver Shia belief, any of 12 descendants of Muhammad regarded as divinely appointed spiritual and temporal leaders.

A ruler claiming descent from Muhammad and exercising authority in an Islamic state.

Any of the founders of the four schools of law and theology.

An authoritative scholar who founds a school of law or theology.

Used as a title for an imam.

One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

One of the Twelve imams, descendants of Muhammad from the seventh to ninth centuries {{CE}} who lived exemplary lives.

Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque.

A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.

(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide