| IMAMATE | Office of a mosque's prayer leader |
| IMAM | From "leader", a mosque's prayer guide, with a legendary example said to have fainted, swooned or "bayildi" from either delight or the cost of a flavourful dish of stuffed baked aubergines (4) |
| MINARET | Raiment ordered as part of a mosque's fabric |
| PORTFOLIO | From "carry a leaf", a holder for papers, such as state documents, hence the office of a state minister; a flat case for drawings, maps, photos etc; or, a collection of such pieces, showcasing a stude |
| AZAN | From Arabic for "announcement", a call to prayer made by a muezzin from a mosque's minaret (4) |
| CHAIR | Office of a bishop or judge; a professorship; a sedan on poles; a prize at an eisteddfod; or, a general word for a seat derived from the Latin word "cathedra" (5) |
| MECCA | What a mosque's mihrab points toward |
| PAPACY | The office, or term of office, of a pope (6) |
| OMANI | Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque prayer |
| IMAMS | Mosque prayer leaders |
| MIHRAB | A niche in the wall of a mosque marking the direction of Mecca (6) |
| MUEZZIN | Official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer |
| AGENCY | A means of producing effects from the office of a go-between |
| ABBACY | The office of a head of monastry |
| CALIPHAL | Pertaining to the office of a Muslim leader (8) |
| PREMIERSHIP | Office of a head of government (11) |
| PRIORATE | Office of a certain religious leader |
| PITTTENURE | Term of office of a British prime minister? |
| RABBINATE | Tenure of office of a rabbi |
| REDHAT | Symbol of the office of a Catholic cardinal (3,3) |
