Hypernym

noun

belief in a single God

Islam 2

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Examples

1.the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion
2.Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion

Synonyms

Derivationally related form

Islamic 1

adjective

of or relating to or supporting Islamism

Islamist 2

noun

an orthodox Muslim

Hyponym

Mahdism 1

noun

belief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi

Salafism 1

noun

a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world

Shiism 1

noun

the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

Wahhabism 1

noun

a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia

Alawism 1

noun

a branch of Shiism practiced especially in northwest Syria and adjacent parts of Turkey and Lebanon.

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halal 2

adjective

conforming to dietary laws

Sunnah 1

noun

(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran

Had crime 1

noun

(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran

Tazir crime 1

noun

(Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way

Ramadan 2

noun

(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan

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