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Imam


 

Imam (Arabic: ????) is an Arabic word meaning "Leader". The ruler of a country might be called the Imam, for example. The term, however, has important connotations in the Islamic tradition especially in Shia Beliefs .

External links

  • For a slightly more detailed description of the Shiite belief (and for the other names and titles of the twelve Imáms), see, for example, http://www.bahai-library.org/books/dawnbreakers/preface/prefislam.html .
  • Graphical illustration of the Shia sects
  • Akhbari sub-sect, a Shia school that rejects modern innovations; including Khomeini's