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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An imam who provided Quran lessons to Naveed Akram told CNN the young man had approached the Al Murad Institute for lessons on Quran recitation and Arabic language in 2019.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Asgın Tunca, a Blue Mosque imam who will be receiving the pope, said the visit would help advance Christian-Muslim ties and dispel popular prejudices about Islam.
—Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Born in Afghanistan and raised in exile, Hilmandi grew up in the shadow of his father, Baba — a former mujahideen fighter who later became an imam, writer and poet.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of demonstrators had gathered in Cincinnati to protest the detention of Ayman Soliman, a Cincinnati imam, by ICE.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Asgın Tunca, a Blue Mosque imam who will be receiving the pope, said the visit would help advance Christian-Muslim ties and dispel popular prejudices about Islam.
—Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Born in Afghanistan and raised in exile, Hilmandi grew up in the shadow of his father, Baba — a former mujahideen fighter who later became an imam, writer and poet.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of demonstrators had gathered in Cincinnati to protest the detention of Ayman Soliman, a Cincinnati imam, by ICE.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Imam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imam. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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