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Islam has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion

"Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"

2

the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran

"Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"

"the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"

Proper Noun
1

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

"Islam is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by millions worldwide, centered on the teachings of Muhammad and the revelations in the Qur'an."

Example Sentences
"Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia" noun
"Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion" noun
"the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion" noun
See Also
hadith islamic muslim mosque islamopologist sawm munafiq bosniak
Related Terms
hadith islamic muslim mosque islamopologist sawm munafiq bosniak islamification muhammad quranism devshirme un islamic raphael ismaeli islamicization dönmeh ismaili chrislam islamophobe
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
civilization monotheism
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Mahdism Salafism Shiism Wahhabism

Origin

The word islam was borrowed from Arabic around 1610. It originally meant "submission" or "surrender."

Rhyming Words
lam alam blam slam clam olam glam flam elam mulam balam calam kalam salam eslam dslam xalam aslam irlam kolam
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