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| Alkoran |
the Koran. |
| imam |
a Muslim scholar and interpreter of the Koran. [1/3 definitions] |
| Islam |
a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad as set forth in the Koran. [1/3 definitions] |
| sharia |
(often cap.) Islamic law based on the teachings of the Koran. |
| Sunnite |
a member of the main sect of Islam, believing in the Sunna as an authoritative supplement to the Koran, and accepting the first four caliphs as Muhammad's rightful successors; Sunni. (Cf. Shiite.) |
| Wahhabi |
a member of a Muslim sect, founded in the eighteenth century and now found mainly in Saudi Arabia, that believes in strict adherence to the Koran. |
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