Imam (lafazi|ɪ|ˈmɑːm; larabci إمام, furucci|imām; jam'i: Limamai, larabci أئمة, furucci|aʼimmah) wani nau'in Shugabanci ne a Musulunci. Anfi yawan amfani dashi ga baiwa mai jagoranci sallah a masallaci da kuma ga al'ummar Musulmi a tsakanin ahlus-sunna Sunni Muslims. A wannan ma'anar, imamai sune masu jagoranci a ayyukan ibadah da bauta, kuma Shugabannin al'umma, da bayar da shawarwari akan Addini. Amma a wurin mabiya Shi'a Muslims, Liman nada ma'ana dabanne da matsayinsu tun daga imamah; wadanda ake lakabawa yan Ahl al-Bayt kawai, Mutanen gidan manzon Allah Muhammad tsira da amincin Allah sun tabbata agare shi, kuma aka sanyawa guda goma sha hudu (14) kawai. harvnb|Corbin|1993|p=30