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Islam - 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; "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" |
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Islamism,
Mohammedanism,
Muhammadanism,
Muslimism |
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monotheism belief in a single God
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mahdism belief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi
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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
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shiism the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
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wahabism,
wahhabism a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism"
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Islam - the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia" |
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Muslimism |
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civilisation,
civilization a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
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