The word "Imām" denotes a person who stands or walks "in front". For Sunni Islam, the word is commonly used to mean a person who leads the course of prayer in the mosque. It also means the head of a madhhab ("school of thought"). However, from the Shia point of view this is merely the basic understanding of the word in the Arabic language and, for its proper religious usage, the word "Imam" is applicable only to those members of the house of Muhammad designated as infallible by the preceding Imam. COUNT 4
QSN1 What word literally means a person who stands or walks in front? ANS1 Imām QSN2 For Sunni Islam, what does the word Imam commonly mean? ANS2 a person who leads the course of prayer in the mosque QSN3 What does the word madhhab mean? ANS3 school of thought QSN4 What does Imam mean in its proper religious context? ANS4 members of the house of Muhammad designated as infallible