ISLAM Definition & Meaning

Islam

[is-lahm, iz-, is-luhm, iz-]

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noun

the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Quran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
the whole body of Muslim believers, their civilization, and the countries in which theirs is the dominant religion.

Islam

/ ˈɪ��ɑː�� /

noun

the religion of Muslims, having the Koran as its sacred scripture and teaching that there is only one God and that Mohammed is his prophet; Mohammedanism
1. Muslims collectively and their civilization
2. the countries where the Muslim religion is predominant

Islam

A religion, founded by Muhammad, whose members worship the one God of Jews (see also Jews) and Christians (see also Christian)(God is called Allah in Arabic) and follow the teachings of the Koran. Islam means “submission to the will of God”; adherents of Islam are called Muslims. The fundamental belief of Islam is “There is only one God, and Muhammad is his prophet.” Muslims are obliged to pray five times a day, to fast in the daytime during the holy month of Ramadan, to abstain from pork and alcohol, and to make gifts to the poor. All of them are expected to make a pilgrimage to Mecca (see also Mecca), Muhammad's birthplace, at least once in their lives.

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Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims make up the two main branches of Islam.

Islam is the dominant faith in Arab nations, a number of countries of central Asia, and Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

Islamic adjective
Islamitic adjective
non-Islamic adjective
non-Islamitic adjective
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Islam¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from Ottoman Turkish ��峾, from Arabic ��峾 “submission (to God),” from aslama “to surrender, resign oneself, submit oneself (to God's will),” from the Semitic root š�� “to be whole, sound”; akin to Arabic ��峾 and Hebrew ��ō�� “peace,” from the Semitic noun š��峾

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Islam¹

C19: from Arabic: surrender (to God), from aslama to surrender

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The document said Islam was the religion of the president, as the previous constitution did, and Islamic jurisprudence was "the main source of legislation", rather than "a main source".

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He said he did not believe Islam was "a threat to the country" but added that the UK had "a problem with assimilation".

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Yaxley-Lennon founded the far-right English Defence League, known for its protests against what it calls "radical Islam".

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The attack on Thursday night, the eve of Eid Al Adha, one of the most important celebrations in Islam, followed evacuation warnings for several buildings in the area, where Hezbollah is based in the capital.

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"Every document is proof that my husband is Indian," Ms Khatun said, leafing through what she said was Mr Islam's high school graduation certificate and some land records.

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