Islamnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɪz.lɑːm//ˈɪz.læm/us/ˈɪz.lɑːm//ˈɪz.læm/the Muslim religion, and the people and countries who believe in it
Examples
- Followers of Islam are known as Muslims, or Moslems.
- In Islam there are five essential religious duties, called the Pillars of Islams.
- The religious studies course covers Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism.
- The name for God in Islam is Allah, proclaimed by Mohammed as the sole God, the creator and sustainer of all things.
- Most of the students at our school practise Islam as this is a largely Muslim community.
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Islam
- caliphate
- fatwa
- hadj
- hajj
- halal
- Hegira
- jihadi
- Mecca
- minaret
- Mohammedan
- mosque
- prayer mat
- purdah
- Ramadan
- salaam
- sharia
- Shiism
- the Qur'an
- veil
- yashmak
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Islamic
adjective uk/ɪzˈlæm.ɪk//ɪzˈlɑː.mɪk/us/ɪzˈlæm.ɪk//ɪzˈlɑː.mɪk/
Islamic culture/beliefs/art/law