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Islam: the person who leads prayers in a mosqueor for Shiites: a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law, and a spiritual guide
- The imam was trained in Saudi Arabia.
imam = the person who leads prayers in a mosque
- Imams play different roles in Shias than they do for Sunnis.
- He was chosen as imam because of his knowledge and good character.
- We learned about the Prophet Muhammad and the imams.Dumas Firoozeh -- Funny in Farsi
- King Muhammad also reformed family law, giving women more rights in divorce and marriage, and he supported the pathbreaking appointment of fifty women imams, or preachers.Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
- He sent my father to the government high school to learn English and receive a modern education rather than to a madrasa, even though as an imam people criticized him for this.Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
- I assure you that the book contains the names of your most respected imams.Ted Dekker -- White: The Great Pursuit
- Another was an imam in Riyadh.Dave Eggers -- A Hologram for the King
- The imam and the priest nodded.Yann Martel -- Life of Pi
- The rebels captured him and demanded to know what parts of the forest people were hiding in, but the imam refused to tell them.Ishmael Beah -- A Long Way Gone
- At the cemetery the imam read a few suras and my uncle was lowered into the hole and covered with mud.Ishmael Beah -- A Long Way Gone
- Meanwhile the imam at the late governor's mosque refused to perform his funeral prayers and the president did not attend his funeral.Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
- One of the fruit pickers reported her to the local imam, who informed the police.Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
- Then some imams at Friday prayers in the largest mosque in Rawalpindi condemned the governor.Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
- My mother knelt before the imam and presented me to him.Ishmael Beah -- A Long Way Gone
- The imam then proceeded to read several suras from the Quran.Ishmael Beah -- A Long Way Gone
- "The imam arrived late," said my grandmother.Ishmael Beah -- A Long Way Gone
- The imam waved to my mother, motioning her to bring me to him.Ishmael Beah -- A Long Way Gone
- She would ask them a question, just as she had asked questions of her pastors, and the imams would try to answer, but often they wouldn't know.Dave Eggers -- Zeitoun
- Many of the imams appointed to preach in army barracks were Tablighis and army officers would often take leave and go on preaching tours for the group.Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
imams = Islamic religious leaders
imam = person to lead Islamic prayer
imams = Islamic religious leaders
imams = Islamic religious leaders
imam = Islamic religious leader
imams = Islamic religious leaders
imam = Islamic religious leader
imam = a Muslim leader
imam = Islamic religious leader
imam = Islamic religious leader
imam = Islamic religious leader
imam = Islamic religious leader
imams = Islamic religious leaders
imam = Islamic religious leader
imam = Islamic religious leader
imam = Islamic religious leader
imam = Islamic religious leader
imams = Islamic religious leaders
imams = Islamic religious leaders
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