imam
/ˈiːmɑːm/ noun B2- One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.
- One of the Twelve imams, descendants of Muhammad from the seventh to ninth centuries CE who lived exemplary lives.
Plural imams
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