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Definition of Islam

1. Noun. 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. Noun. 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. "The term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"

Definition of Islam

1. n. The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.

Definition of Islam

1. Noun. An Abrahamic and monotheistic religion that originated with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad; its followers are Muslim. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Islam

1. A monotheistic religion promulgated by the prophet mohammed with allah as the deity. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Islam

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Literary usage of Islam

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1891)
"WORKS RELATING TO Islam. Tentative Chronological Synopsis of the History of ... The Future of Islam. By WS BLUNT. Crown 8vo, 6s. Languages of Islam, etc. ..."

2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"From the standpoints of Christianity and of missions, Islam presents perhaps the .... The new Enzyklopädie drs Islam (in English, Encyclopedia of Islam, ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The Spirit of Islam; or. The Life and Teaching of Mohammed (Calcutta, 1902); KOELLE, .... In matters political Islam is a system of despotism at home and of ..."

4. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1920)
"§4 But the personal quality of Muhammad is one thing and the quality of Islam, the religion he founded, is quite another. Muhammad was not pitted against ..."

5. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1891)
"WORKS RELATING TO Islam. Tentative Chronological Synopsis of the History of ... The Future of Islam. By WS BLUNT. Crown 8vo, 6s. Languages of Islam, etc. ..."

6. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"From the standpoints of Christianity and of missions, Islam presents perhaps the .... The new Enzyklopädie drs Islam (in English, Encyclopedia of Islam, ..."

7. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The Spirit of Islam; or. The Life and Teaching of Mohammed (Calcutta, 1902); KOELLE, .... In matters political Islam is a system of despotism at home and of ..."

8. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1920)
"§4 But the personal quality of Muhammad is one thing and the quality of Islam, the religion he founded, is quite another. Muhammad was not pitted against ..."

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