Islam

See also: islam, islám, íslam, İslam, and İslâm

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Etymology

Borrowed around 1610 from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʾislām, submission, surrender), verbal noun of أَسْلَمَ (ʾaslama), from the root س ل م (s-l-m).

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  • IPA(key): /ɪsˈlɑːm/, /ɪzˈlɑːm/, /ˈɪs.lɑːm/, /ˈɪz.lɑːm/, or with /-læːm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːm, -æm

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Islam (usually uncountable, plural Islams)

  1. A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.
    • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Islam.

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