imam

About 1.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

imaum iman mosque caliph sheikh foreground outside magnet facing before

Often followed by

of and al is was khomeini ali in abu

Word family

Imam Imams imams