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Literally, imamate means leadership and the word imam refers to one or thing followed by people. Accordingly, different examples for this meaning have been provided in Arabic dictionaries such as the glorious [[Qur'an]], the Prophet's (s) successor, [[imam of congregational prayer]], a commander of an army, a guide of passengers, a caravan leader, a camel herder, and a scholar who is followed.<ref>Ibn Faris, ''Mu'jam maqayis'', p.48; Fayyumi, ''al-Misbah al-munir'', vol.1, p.31-32; Ibn Manzur, ''Lisan al-'Arab'', vol.1, p.157; Raghib al-Isfahani, ''al-Mufradat'', p.24; Shartuni, ''Aqrab al-mawarid'', vol.1, p.19</ref> | Literally, imamate means leadership and the word imam refers to one or thing followed by people. Accordingly, different examples for this meaning have been provided in Arabic dictionaries such as the glorious [[Qur'an]], the Prophet's (s) successor, [[imam of congregational prayer]], a commander of an army, a guide of passengers, a caravan leader, a camel herder, and a scholar who is followed.<ref>Ibn Faris, ''Mu'jam maqayis'', p.48; Fayyumi, ''al-Misbah al-munir'', vol.1, p.31-32; Ibn Manzur, ''Lisan al-'Arab'', vol.1, p.157; Raghib al-Isfahani, ''al-Mufradat'', p.24; Shartuni, ''Aqrab al-mawarid'', vol.1, p.19</ref> | ||