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imam Definition

imam (i mäm′)

noun

  1. the leader of prayer in a Muslim mosque
  2. any of various Muslim leaders and rulers: often used as a title

Etymology: Ar imām, a guide, leader < amma, to walk before, precede

imam Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • deport: While Britain welcomes Sheikh al-Qaradawi, Germany last week deported an imam who simply supported the Muslim Brotherhood.
  • become: The only reason they allow them to do so is to help them become Imams and to use them to convert others to Islam.
  • train: The FSA grant helped the BHF to train 250 Imams in five major UK cites with large Muslim populations.
  • say: The office said the imam was believed to belong to an Islamic terrorist group.
  • have: On one side you have the hard-line imams waving these cartoons at the faithful and say ' Look.
  • tell: When I told the chief Imam about my plan, he became angry and refused.

Preposition: at

mosque: However, a bereaved Muslim may wish to contact the imam at the local mosque, particularly if they have no family present.

Adjective modifier

  • 49th: For me personally, as the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismailis, this is a day of great happiness.
  • hereditary: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan ( 1877-1957 ) was the 48th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.
  • Danish: The first event was a tour of the Middle East last December undertaken by a group of Danish imams to publicize the cartoons.
  • 12th: All Iran is buzzing about the Mahdi, the 12th imam and the role Iran and Ahmadinejad are playing in his anticipated return.
  • radical: Not because a cadre of radical Islamist imams are trying to dictate what he may and may not depict in his artwork.
  • Muslim: David Blunkett made a provocative calls for Muslim Imams to learn English.

Modifies a noun

S: The learned in the science of interpretation are the imam s and the successors of the prophets.

Noun used with modifier

  • twelve: This branch claims that there have been twelve Imams who have descended from the Prophet Muhammad.
  • extremist: Moderate Muslims in Denmark are organizing and speaking out against the extremist Imams.
  • village: We have the example of the village Imams imported from Pakistan and Bangladesh in the British communities, who do not help to integrate.

Preposition: in

mosque: In fact, my father is a hafiz and has worked as an official imam in various mosques over the years.

Preposition: of

  • mosque: I was planning to be an Imam of a mosque, like my grandfather.
  • time: In the Ismaili da'wa, it referred to an oath of allegiance given to the Imam of the time.