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=== In the Qur'an === | === In the Qur'an === | ||
In the Qur'an the word "imam" is used both for some human beings and for referring to other issues; non-human usages of this word are: [[preserved tablet]] (al-Lawh al-mahfuz),<ref>Qur'an 36:12</ref> an open highway<ref>Qur'an 15:79</ref> and the Book of | In the Qur'an the word "imam" is used both for some human beings and for referring to other issues; non-human usages of this word are: [[preserved tablet]] (al-Lawh al-mahfuz),<ref>Qur'an 36:12</ref> an open highway<ref>Qur'an 15:79</ref> and the [[Torah|Book of Moses (a)]].<ref>Qur'an 11:17</ref> The usage of this word for humans has been two kinds: imam of the truth and imam of the falsehood. The cases of the imam of the truth are: prophets (a),<ref>Qur'an 2:124, 21:73, 32:24</ref> righteous servants of [[God]]<ref>Qur'an 25:74</ref> and the oppressed.<ref>Qur'an 28:5</ref> Leaders of disbelief such as Pharaoh and his agents are imams of the falsehood in the Qur'an.<ref>Qur'an 9:12, 28:41</ref> | ||
Also in some cases, the word "imam" is used including all the mentioned usages, "The day We shall summon every group of people with their imam" ([[Quran 17]]:71). | Also in some cases, the word "imam" is used including all the mentioned usages, "The day We shall summon every group of people with their imam" ([[Quran 17]]:71). | ||
=== Technical Meaning === | === Technical Meaning === | ||
[[Theologian]]s have defined imamate in two ways; | [[Theology|Theologian]]s have defined imamate in two ways; | ||
Some definitions are general and include prophethood as well; for example, it has been defined as the "general leadership in religious and worldly issues".<ref>Sayyid al-Sharif, ''al-Ta'rifat'', p.28; Bahrani, ''Qawa'id al-maram'', p.174; Fadil al-Miqdad, ''Irshad al-talibin'', p.325; Taftazani, ''Sharh al-maqasid'', vol.5, p.234; Sayyid al-Sharif, ''Sharh al-mawaqif'', vol.8, p.345</ref> | Some definitions are general and include prophethood as well; for example, it has been defined as the "general leadership in religious and worldly issues".<ref>Sayyid al-Sharif, ''al-Ta'rifat'', p.28; Bahrani, ''Qawa'id al-maram'', p.174; Fadil al-Miqdad, ''Irshad al-talibin'', p.325; Taftazani, ''Sharh al-maqasid'', vol.5, p.234; Sayyid al-Sharif, ''Sharh al-mawaqif'', vol.8, p.345</ref> | ||