Islam Definition

ĭs-läm, -lăm, ĭz-, ĭsläm, ĭz-
noun
The Muslim religion, a monotheistic religion in which the supreme deity is Allah and the chief prophet and founder is Muhammad.
Webster's New World
Muslims collectively.
Webster's New World
All the lands in which the Muslim religion predominates.
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Origin of Islam

  • Arabic ’islām submission from ’aslama to surrender, resign oneself from Syriac ’ašlem to make peace, surrender derived stem of šlem to be complete šlm in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic إِسْلَام (ʾislām, “submission (to the will of God)”), verbal noun of أَسْلَمَ (ʾaslama), from the root س ل م (s-l-m).

    From Wiktionary

Islam Sentence Examples

  • Islam is paramount in Turkey, Persia, Arabia and Afghanistan.

  • Two of the greatest religions of the world, Christianity and Islam, are Semitic in origin, as well as Judaism.

  • Even more than Buddhism Islam has carried with it a special style of art and civilization.

  • Islam, on the other hand, had no theoretic place in its scheme for tolerated religions; its principle was fundamentally intolerant.

  • In the neighbourhood of the Moslem capitals, Islam spread rapidly, but in such districts as Rajputana and specially Vijayanagar (Mysore) Hindu civilization and religion maintained themselves.

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Words Starting With

IISISL

Words Ending With

MAMLAM

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Islam

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