Imam

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Etymology

From Arabic إمام (ʔimām).

Pronunciation

Noun

Imam m (genitive Imams or Imam, plural Imame or Imams)

  1. (Islam, all sects) anyone who leads a group of Muslims in prayer
  2. (Sunni Islam) imam; a trained cleric who leads a congregation
  3. (Shia Islam Islam) imam; Imam; a politico-religious leader inaugurated by God
    1. (Twelver Shiism) one of twelve individuals, descendants of Muhammad living in the 7th to 9th centuries CE, who are believed to have been sinless and infallible
    2. (other Shiism) one of a per se unlimited line of leaders, who must be descendants of Muhammad but are not necessarily ascribed superhuman qualities

Usage notes

  • The alternative plural Imams is widely obsolete in Germany but may still see some usage in Switzerland and elsewhere.

Declension

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Further reading

  • “Imam” in Duden online
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