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31Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …
32ISLAM — The word conveys the sense of total and exclusive submission to Allah and is the name of the religion enunciated by the Prophet muhammad in the city of Mecca at the beginning of the seventh century C.E. An adherent of it is called a Muslim, a… …
33Islam — Staaten mit einem islamischen Bevölkerungsanteil von mehr als 10 % Grün: sunnitische Gebiete, Rot: schiitische Gebiete, Blau: Ibaditen (Oman) …
34Islam — Is|lam [ɪs la:m], der; [s]: auf die im Koran niedergelegte Verkündigung des arabischen Propheten Mohammed zurückgehende Religion: die Welt des Islams; er ist zum Islam übergetreten. * * * Is|lam 〈a. [′ ] m.; s; unz.〉 von Mohammed Anfang des 7. Jh …
35ISLAM — the FAITH, obedience and practice of the followers of MUHAMMAD believed by them to be the final and perfected RELIGION revealed by GOD. When the word is written islam it denotes surrender to God, but when written Islam it denotes the religion… …
36Islam — ► sustantivo masculino 1 RELIGIÓN Conjunto de dogmas y preceptos de la religión de los musulmanes: ■ el islam prohíbe comer carne de cerdo. SINÓNIMO islamismo 2 POLÍTICA, RELIGIÓN Conjunto de las personas y los pueblos que profesan esta religión …
37Islam — One of three great monotheistic religions of the world (the others being Judaism and Christianity ). It originated in seventh century Arabia with the prophet Muhammad, who first converted the trading cities of Mecca and Medina, and then rallied… …
38Islam — Literally, ‘submission’ to the will of God. The word islam is etymologically related to the Arabic word salam and so carries a connotation of ‘peace’ as well. As one of the great monotheistic religions, Islam recognizes an important continuity …
39Islam — This Arabic word means submission to God, and it refers to submission to the will of God (Allah in Arabic). Whoever submits is called Muslim. These words occur in the holy book of Muslims, the Qur an. The Qur an is the word of God revealed to… …
40Islam — [[t]ɪ̱zlɑːm, AM ɪslɑ͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT Islam is the religion of the Muslims, which was started by Mohammed. 2) N UNCOUNT Some people use Islam to refer to all the countries where Islam is the main religion. ...relations between Islam and… …
