Islam lacks an ordained priesthood with sacramental function

Evidence

The interior of the mosque is simple and austere. There is no altar and no sanctuary, for Islam has no sacraments and no ordained priesthood. The Imam has no priestly function, but is only a leader in prayer. Any Muslim who knows the prayers and ritual may perform the task, though in practice the Imamate usually becomes a permanent professional office. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 126

Categorization

• XREF: Contrasts with the priestly hierarchies Western observers conventionally projected onto non-Christian religions — relevant to Said-adjacent misreading patterns. — connects to: Islam has no clerical absolution; each believer absolves himself; Islam has no sacraments and requires no ordained priesthood; Traditional Islam lacks any church or priesthood structure — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1480 (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Islam has no clerical absolution; each believer absolves himself; Islam has no sacraments and requires no ordained priesthood; Traditional Islam lacks any church or priesthood structure — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1480 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Islam has no sacraments and requires no ordained priesthood #expands (0.95)