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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a imam" is not correct in written English; it should be "an imam." You can use it when referring to a Muslim leader or cleric in a religious context.
Example: "The community gathered to hear the sermon delivered by an imam."
Alternatives: "a religious leader" or "a Muslim cleric."
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Megrahi has told his family he is dying, and is receiving regular visits from a imam.
If you want a imam, or as Sunnis might term it, the caliph, fine, but it needs to be on a par with a "constitutional monarch" – independent from party politics and acting under and not above the law, having no power and respresenting the dignity of the state.
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Anyone can be an imam, lead a prayer, or deliver a khutbah (sermon) -- including women.
"The Prophet was a leader of the Army, a politician, and an imam.
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