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Definition of Imams
1. imam [n] - See also: imam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imams
Literary usage of Imams
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund (1843)
"... the Imam's olh'ce, and at all limes, before us until later days, there was
much discoursing about it : they differ widely about the number of the imams. ..."
2. Algeria: The Topography and History, Political, Social, and Natural, of by John Reynell Morell (1854)
"... Apollo or Venus, to imams and muftis. We do not pretend here to analyse the
various phases of faith and forms of law historically developed in Algeria. ..."
3. Creating Enemies of the State: Religious Persecution in Uzbekistan by Acacia Shields (2004)
""imams, Their Followers, and 'Wahhabis'" documents the government's actions
against the imams, their associates, and those alleged to be affiliated with ..."
4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... of the caliphs and imams of Egypt. Salah-eddin became fole mailer of the
country, built the citadel of the mountain, and made it his ..."
5. Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society by Hakluyt Society (1871)
"LIST OF THE imams, ETC., THE TRIBES TO WHICH THEY BELONGED, THEIR PLACES OP
RESIDENCE, AND THE DATE OP THEIR BEIGN. *.* The dotes are only approximate in ..."
6. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1868)
"While the dynasty of the imams existed, their sway extended over a much greater
space, sometimes, indeed, over the whole of Yemen. ..."
Other Resources:
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