imam
IPA: ˈaɪmæm
noun
- 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.
- (Twelver Shi'ism) One of the Twelve imams, descendants of Muhammad from the seventh to ninth centuries CE who lived exemplary lives.
- A surname from Arabic.
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Examples of "imam" in Sentences
- The imam's are the leaders of the mosque.
- The same as their imam and their president.
- Foreign imams will not be allowed to preach.
- I am at the sub article of the imams dossier.
- The depiction of the Imams is being discussed.
- The Imam eventually persuading the men to surrender and disarm.
- The Imam's dossier spoke about the 'general tone' in Danish politics.
- Imam. no imam available due to the fact they cant decide on one Activities.
- This brutality of the Governor failed to cow down or unnerve the noble Imam.
- Going undercover, she exposed the support of imams in Norway for the practice.