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imamah¹

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From Arabic عِمَامَة (ʕimāma)

noun imamahs

  1. An Islamic turban.

imamah²

Where it comes from

From Arabic إِمَامَة (ʔimāma)

noun imamahs

  1. A female imam. Plus, Umm Waraqah was never explicitly forbidden to lead a mixed congregation. Wadud is now among a growing number of scholars, jurists, sheikhas, imamahs, and ordinary Muslim women pressing for the powers of religious authority.

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"imamah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/imamah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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imamah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/imamah

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"imamah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/imamah.

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@misc{imamah_2026,
  title = {imamah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imamah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}