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Imam

इमाम
Meaning

The leader of congregational prayer; a religious leader.

How Iqbal uses it

Word for one who leads the prayer and, broadly, a guide of the community.

See it in the verse

Imam in Iqbal’s couplets

Hai Ram ke vajood pe Hindostan ko naaz
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
India takes pride in the very existence of Ram; those of discerning sight regard him as the spiritual leader of India.
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