Imam
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An Imam is a religious leader in Islam who leads prayers and often provides spiritual guidance to the Muslim community.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Faithful | 11 |
| Imam canonical | 3 |
| أمير المؤمنين | 2 |
| Imam (in Shia doctrine) | 1 |
| al-Imam | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious role
ⓘ
religious title ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Islamic organization
ⓘ
local community ⓘ mosque committee ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Muslim community ⓘ |
| authorityScope | religious matters ⓘ |
| canLeadWomenOnlyCongregation | female Imam in some communities ⓘ |
| communityRole |
mediator in disputes
ⓘ
moral exemplar ⓘ teacher of children ⓘ |
| gender | usually male ⓘ |
| hasSubType |
grand Imam
ⓘ
prayer Imam ⓘ resident Imam ⓘ state Imam ⓘ visiting Imam ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Arabic ⓘ |
| leads |
Jumuah prayer
ⓘ
Salah ⓘ congregational prayer ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
leader
ⓘ
one who is in front ⓘ |
| mayDeliver | Khutbah ⓘ |
| mayOffer |
marital counseling
ⓘ
religious counseling ⓘ |
| mayPerform |
Nikah ceremony
ⓘ
funeral prayer ⓘ |
| provides |
Quranic teaching
ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Khatib
ⓘ
Mufti ⓘ Qari ⓘ Sheikh ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| requires |
knowledge of Islamic law
ⓘ
knowledge of Islamic theology ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
leading Friday sermon
ⓘ
leading Taraweeh prayers in Ramadan ⓘ leading daily prayers ⓘ |
| roleInMosque | prayer leader ⓘ |
| status | respected community leader ⓘ |
| studies |
Fiqh
ⓘ
Hadith ⓘ Quran ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | mosque ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ibadi Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Ibadi Muslims
Shia Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Muslims
Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Muslims
|
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
this entity surface form:
Imam (in Shia doctrine)
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
this entity surface form:
أمير المؤمنين
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
this entity surface form:
أمير المؤمنين
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
subject surface form:
Al-Mutawakkil
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
this entity surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
this entity surface form:
al-Imam