Islam
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Pronunciation
- enPR: ĭs-läm', IPA: /ɪsˈlɑːm/, SAMPA: /Is"lA:m/
- enPR: ĭz-läm', IPA: /ɪzˈlɑːm/, SAMPA: /Iz"lA:m/
- enPR: ĭz'lăm, IPA: /ˈɪzlæm/, SAMPA: /"Izl{m/
Etymology
Arabic إسْلام (‘islām), “‘submission (to the will of God)’”). The root is the same as that of سَلام (salām).
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Islam (uncountable)
- A monotheistic religion that originated with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) having the same roots as Christianity and Judaism; its revelatory scripture is the Qur'an; its followers are Muslim.
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religion
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