Synonyms for imam
ɪˈmɑm; ɪˈmɑm, ɪˈmɔmimam

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1. imam, imaumnoun

   (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide

   Synonyms:
   imaum

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1. • Muslim
   • Leader

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1. List of paraphrases for "imam":

   magnet, amama, imams, ahead, iman, forward, before

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1. David Rubincam:

   David Rubincam remains certain about the radical motivation of the then-imam from Mohamed Ibrahim. David Rubincam’s an extremist religious zealot of the worst kind … David Rubincam went to the University of al-Madinah in Saudi Arabia. David Rubincam was educated as an Islamic religious scholar. mohamed Ibrahim was over here to raise money through the Hawala system of -- of money transfer to fund them overseas and to recruit people to their cause to actually go back to Somalia to take up arms or go into Ethiopia and take up arms.

2. Mr Seyit:

   I ’m a Sunni Muslim Mr Seyit but I understand Shi’a sensitivities and for them this is a very holy time, it’s a time when they are encouraged to reflect on the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and abstain from all forms of celebrations.

3. Ryan Mauro:

   It's very possible for someone to take a trip to a country like Saudi Arabia and declare it as their destination when it is in actuality just a pit stop to a different country like Yemen, based on his blatant extremism and ties to a convicted Orlando imam known for facilitating international jihadists traveling, the strong likelihood is that these trips were not benign.

4. Paul Loomis:

   There was a truck with enormous speakers parked next to the main Ataturk statue, blaring first a sermon by an imam, during which everyone stood quietly with their hands held out, then the soundtrack switched to a ` Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’ chant set to a beat, and the crowd went wild.

5. Mohamad Jamal Khweis:

   There was an imam, who taught us ... the Sharia, and the religion, i didn't complete the whole Sharia. I didn't agree with their ideology. That's when I wanted to escape.