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| Allah |
in the religion of Islam, the name of the supreme deity. |
| Black Muslim |
a member of the Nation of Islam. |
| caliph |
in Islam, a spiritual and political leader in some Muslim countries. |
| crescent |
the emblem of Turkey or Islam. [1/5 definitions] |
| faithful |
the devoted followers of a religion, esp. Christianity or Islam (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/7 definitions] |
| heathen |
someone who is regarded as being outside a given religious orthodoxy, esp. one not converted to Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; unconverted person. [1/5 definitions] |
| infidel |
one who does not believe in or accept a religious faith, esp. that of Christianity or Islam. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ishmael |
according to the Old Testament, an illegitimate son of Abraham who was sent into exile with his mother Hagar and who is venerated by Arabs of Islam as their ancestor. |
| Islam |
collectively, the countries in which Islam is the dominant religion. [1/3 definitions] |
| Islamic |
of or pertaining to Islam or to the culture inspired by it. |
| Islamize |
to convert to, or come to bring into conformity with, Islam. |
| jihad |
a holy war against enemies of Islam, undertaken by Muslims as a duty. [1/2 definitions] |
| Koran |
the fundamental sacred text of Islam, believed to have been revealed to Muhammad by Allah and serving as the basis of Muslim religion, law, and secular conduct. |
| Medina |
a city in western Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam because Muhammad is buried there. |
| Muhammad |
an Arab prophet and the founder of Islam (570-632 A.D.). |
| Muhammadan |
an adherent of Islam; Muslim. [1/2 definitions] |
| Muhammadanism |
the Muslim religion; Islam. |
| Muslim |
of or pertaining to the religion, culture, or civilization of Islam. [2/3 definitions] |
| Nation of Islam |
an organization, mainly of U.S. blacks, that espouses the religious and ethical doctrines of Islam. (See Black Muslim.) |
| Shiah |
the Shiites, the main minority sect of Islam. [1/2 definitions] |
| Shiite |
a member of the Shiah sect of Islam, which does not accept the Sunna as authoritative and considers Muhammad's son-in-law Ali to be the legitimate successor to Muhammad. (Cf. Sunnite.) |
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