variants
often Imam
1
: the prayer leader of a mosque
2
: a Muslim leader of the line of Ali held by Shiites to be the divinely appointed, sinless, infallible successors of Muhammad
3
: any of various rulers that claim descent from Muhammad and exercise spiritual and temporal leadership over a Muslim region
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Hundreds of demonstrators had gathered in Cincinnati to protest the detention of Ayman Soliman, a Cincinnati imam, by ICE.
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
After all avenues have been exhausted for finding out who these people are, the chief medical examiner of Alexandroupoli calls the chief imam of Sidiro, which is a Muslim Greek village.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Only when Mamdani appeared with him did opponents resurrect insinuations tying the imam to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Since early summer, pastors, ministers, imams, rabbis and priests have stood between police and protesters in Los Angeles.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
After all avenues have been exhausted for finding out who these people are, the chief medical examiner of Alexandroupoli calls the chief imam of Sidiro, which is a Muslim Greek village.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Only when Mamdani appeared with him did opponents resurrect insinuations tying the imam to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Since early summer, pastors, ministers, imams, rabbis and priests have stood between police and protesters in Los Angeles.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for imam
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“Imam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imam. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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