belief in a single God

of or relating to or supporting Islamism

of or relating to or supporting Islamism

of or relating to or supporting Islamism

an orthodox Muslim

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

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

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

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

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

conforming to dietary laws

(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

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

(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

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