Definitions for: imam

• (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
• An imam (إمام plural أئمة A'immah) is an Islamic leadership position, often the leader of a mosque and the community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads the prayer during Islamic gatherings. ...
• İmamlı (also, Imamly) is a village and municipality in the Qabala Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 373.
• (Imāms) Imāmah (اٍمامة) means "leadership" and it is a part of the Shi'a theology. The Twelve Imams are the spiritual and political successors to Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, in the Twelver or Ithna Ashariya branch of Shia Islam. ...
• A Shiite Muslim leader; One who leads the salat prayers in a Mosque
• (imams) According to Shi'ism, rulers who could trace descent from Ali. (p. 624)
• One who presides Islamic prayer. A guide, chief, spiritual model or cleric, and sometimes also a politician, in a Mus\xadlim society.
• Person who leads communal prayers and/or delivers the sermon on Fridays.
• The leader of any congregational prayer. It is also sometimes used to refer to the head of an Islamic state.
• In Islam, the leader of prayers and religious scholar.
• literally means, "one who stands before"; in Sunni Islam, the leader of worship in the mosque.  In Shi'ite Islam, a spiritual successor to Muhammad who is endowed with the power to interpret the truth in the age in which he lives.
• A Muslim term for a national leader or the leader of worship in a mosque.
• A high-ranking or esteemed religious authority. The term is sometimes used more generally for any greatly-respected figure of authority.
• A male prayer leader. Among the Shia the Koran is interpreted as proclaiming that only God can appoint an Imam. Among the Sunni, an Imam is a teacher.
• A word used in several senses. In general use and lower-cased, it means the leader of congregational prayers; as such it implies no ordination or special spiritual powers beyond sufficient education to carry out this function. Imam is also used figuratively by many Sunni (q.v. ...
• The man who leads the prayers in Mosques and helps people understand the Koran.
• (Ar.) religious leader, such as one who leads the prayer or who is recognized as
• Shiite Muslims use imam for Muhammad's descendants, whom they believe to be the true rulers of Islam. For Sunni Muslims, imam means "prayer leader."
• an Islamic religious leader, especially for prayer.  The sovereign heads of the Islamic world, including the Caliphs, have taken this title.
• the spiritual leader of a Muslim community. He leads the congregation in prayer and acts as an advisor and advocate for and to the community. He is not a priest and has authority by knowing the Qur'an and other sacred texts well.
• Leader. A person who leads the communal prayer, or a founder of an Islamic school of jurisprudence. In Shi'ah Islam, Imam is also the title of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and his successors.
• Imam is a religious leader. Any person who leads a congregational prayer is called an Imam. A religious leader who also leads his community in the political affairs may be called an Imam, an Amir, or a Caliph. However, an Imam is not infallible. ...
• mosque official who gives Friday sermons
• Religious person who leads prayers in major or small mosques.
• Imam is a religious scholar or someone very knowledgeable about Islam who leads the congressional prayers.

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