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XI. Procedures
  
  Article 141 - Imam  
141.1 Imam  
  The procedures concerning the function of the office of Imam, the execution of duty, the inauguration into office, events relating to the vacancy of office and the death of current and previous office holders is defined by this article of the Covenant and any amendments passed according to the rules of this Covenant and the Covenant of One-Islam.  
141.2 Supreme Instantiation of the Powers and Authority of Imam  
  By the authority of this Covenant and by the power of the ceremony of Supreme Instantiation of the Powers and Authority of Imam, an Imam possesses the following real ceremonial and spiritual authorities:  
  (i) The Imam is themselves a sacred Instrument of Power, a living embodiment of the new Covenant between Heaven and Earth; and  
  (ii) When an Imam speaks in regards to the holy scripture of One Islam, they possess the proper authority within their community to do so; and  
  (iii) An Imam possesses the spiritual authority to perform cleansing, so that what he decrees on Earth is bound in heaven and the spirit world.  
  (iv) An Imam possesses the spiritual authority to perform exorcisms, so that what he decrees authority over disruptive spirits is bound in heaven and the spirit world.  
  (v) An Imam possesses the spiritual authority to perform bindings so that what is decreed as bound on Earth in regards to justice and equity is bound in heaven and the spirit world.  
  (vi) An Imam possesses the spiritual authority to perform blessings so that what is decreed as blessed on Earth is blessed in heaven and the spirit world.  
  By this Covenant, only a Imam may perform certain ceremonies, blessings as defined in this Covenant.  
141.3 The Imam as an living instrument of power  
  By the very definition of the role, the Imam is the purest form of teacher and guide. It is for the value of the message and the discourse of knowledge. It is not for the closing or entrapment of mind, but the freeing of the chains that make us believe we are less.  
  The Imam embodies the very covenant of this Covenant and as such each Imam represents in themselves and their role an instrument of power- a living embodiment of this Covenant.  
141.4 Protocols and standards of the Office of Imam  
  By this Covenant, the Supreme Council of One-Islam are authorized to forge a formal set of protocols and standards regarding the Office of Imam which relates to the detailed definition and requirements of operational procedure and function necessitated by such a high office.  
  These standards themselves must embody and be consistent with the specific articles of this Covenant and in turn must be approved by a vote of the Supreme Council of One-Islam.  
     
 
 

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