islam
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The civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion (synset 108112613)
"Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"associated with:is a type of: civilisation, civilization - a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)member holonym:
- shia, shiah, shiah islam - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
- sunni, sunni islam - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
- moslem, muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
- islamist - an orthodox Muslim
same as: muslimism -
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 (synset 106244979)
"Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"associated with:
- hadith, sunna, sunnah - (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 - (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran
- tazir crime - (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 - (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan
- caaba, kaaba - (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying
- masjid, musjid - (Islam) a Muslim place of worship
- mihrab - (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca
- mihrab - (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca
- mosque - (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
- hadith - (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions
- pillar of islam - (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims
- ta'ziyeh - (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)
- kismat, kismet - (Islam) the will of Allah
- halal - (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah
- islam nation, islamic ummah, muslim ummah, umma, ummah - the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan
- beelzebub, devil, lucifer, old nick, prince of darkness, satan, the tempter - (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
- djinn, djinni, djinny, genie, jinnee, jinni - (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
- shaitan, shaytan - (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray
- eblis - (Islam) the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology
- houri - (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
- paynim - a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)
- imam, imaum - (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
- mahdi - (Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion
- halal - conforming to dietary laws
is a type of: monotheism - belief in a single Godsubtypes:- mahdism - belief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi
- salafi movement, salafism - 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 - the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
- wahabism, wahhabism - a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
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