Rooted like a tree, responsive like a river: Dr Amin Adam calls for new model of Imamship to meet modern realities

Speaking at the 5th National Conference of Regional Imams in Accra, Dr Amin Adam said the central question facing the Muslim community today was how the Imam could continue to lead effectively without losing his trusted authority."How does the Imam in modern times continue to lead a community whose needs, pleasures and expectations are changing faster than at any time in our history without losing the spiritual authority and the traditions that have made him trusted for generations?""My answer this afternoon is this: the Imam of today and the future must be rooted like a tree and responsive like a river," he told the gathering of regional Imams, scholars and Zongo leaders.