("to surrender"). To surrender to the will of God; the name of the religion founded by Muhammad.
See under Muhammad, the Prophet; Sufism. (1b)
from the root " tasleim" which means "to be surrendered and/or submissive;" also the religion founded by Prophet Muhammad, the fourth sign () in The Greatest Sign.
(Arabic) Religion based on "submission to the will of God", way of life of the followers of the prophet Muhammad.
Literal translation is "submission to the will of God." It originates from the Arabic word, "salaam," which means peace.
Islam: also referred to as the Moslem religion. Founded by Mohammed, who was a channel for Archangel Gabriel. One of the nine major religions of the world
A religion based on the teachings of Mohammed as preserved in the Koran and the Sunna.
submission, unconditional surrender to God.
also, name of one of the most notable hadith scholars. His collection is known as Sahih Muslim
(IS lam) One of the three monotheistic, Abrahamic faith traditions. The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one's will to the one true God worthy of worship.
One of the three major world religions whose basis is monotheism, i.e. belief in one God. Islam is a way of life that highlights willful and voluntary submission of one's heart and desires to God and a commitment to his guidance. Literally, Islam means to make safe and secure and free from evil.
The monotheistic faith of the Muslims, the tenets of the religion were revealed through the prophet of Allah, Muhammad (d.632).
The second largest religion in the world. It has over 1,164 million followers, about 20% of the world's population, and is rapidly growing. It is based on the Qur'an, which is said to have been dictated to the Prophet Mohammed by the angel Jibril (a.k.a. Jibreel; Gabriel in English) in 622 CE. This is the largest of the purely monotheistic faiths. Members are found in large numbers throughout Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Peace attained through willing obedience to Allah's divine guidance.
the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and Muhammad as his prophet
is a monotheistic religion which focuses on the belief in Allah as the one God. It is one of the world’s largest religions. Followers of Islam are known as Muslims. Muslims believe that God revealed His divine word directly to people through many prophets and that Muhammad was the final prophet of Islam.
Muslim religion based on the teaching of the prophet Muhammad; Languages & Religion, Art
A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad (570?-632) in Arabia, believing in one God (Allah) and having a body of law put forth in the Koran. Islam became a major political and spiritual force in India after the 13th century.
Islam is the main religion practiced by the Chechen people. It exists in many forms; in addition to following basic islamic beliefs, there are groups within Chechnya that practice fundamentalist forms of Islam (such as Wahhabism) as well as culturally altered forms of the same religion (Sufism).
(ISS-luhm or iz-LAHM): A religion that is based on the teachings of the religion's founder, Muhammad. People who are called Muslims believe in the religion of Islam.
the religion of the Muslims, based on the revelations of the god Allah through his prophet Mohammed.
The faith of the Muslim people, based on the Koran, and the area in which it is practiced
the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia
the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
was revealed to the Prophet (Sura III: Ali-Imran--The Family of Imran, verse 19) "The Religion of Allah is Al-Islam," and again (Sura V: Ma'idah--The Table Spread, verse 3) "This day I have approved al-Islam for you as a religion." Islam is the verbal noun of "asalama"--to submit oneself to God.
The second largest religion worldwide, this monotheistic religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad circa 570-632 CE. The core beliefs held by followers is a strict adherence to monotheism—“There is no god but God.†In addition, most Muslims (believers in Islam) adhere to six principle beliefs proclaimed through the Muslim creed: "I believe in God; and in His Angels; and in His Scriptures; and in His Messengers; and in The Final Day; and in Fate, that Good and Evil are from God, and Resurrection after death be Truth. I testify that there is nothing worthy of worship but God; and I testify that Muhammad is His Messenger."^ to top
The religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad in the early seventh century A.D., in Mecca, Arabia. The word of God, as revealed to Muhammad, was collected and written in Arabic in the Qur'an. Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final figure in the long line of Old Testament prophets; Jesus is revered as the last prophet before Muhammad. After the death of Muhammad, Islam spread to the Mediterranean lands of the Byzantine Empire (Syria, the Holy Land, and Egypt), the Sasanian area (Iraq and greater Iran), and North Africa, Spain, and parts of India.
(arabic Islam: to submit, or surrender, to God). The second largest category of religions in the world. 1400 years ago Mohammad created a version of the Judeo-Christian Bible based primarily on the Old Testament, called the Qur'an. Mohammad is considered by Muslims to be the last and greatest of the prophets. Doctrine holds that, in the service of Allah (arabic: one God), divine justice can be meted out by one nation against another, or one religion against another. This concept has led to a considerable amount of bloodshed, particularly within the many denominations of Islam, and against the sects that compose Christianity (the largest category of religions). N O U V W X menu
Monotheistic religion founded by Mohammed in the seventh century in Arabia. Followers are called Moslems or Muslims. The Islamic confession of faith is, "There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is the prophet of God." Islam identifies Allah as the God of Abraham and accepts the Bible as God's Word. However, it regards Jesus as merely a good prophet, asserting that Mohammed is the greatest of all prophets. It also holds that Mohammed's book, the Koran or Qur'an, is the ultimate revelation of God's Word for mankind today. Islam is the dominant religion in the Middle East, North Africa, and a number of Asian countries.
In Arabic, the word means "surrender" or "submission" to the will of God. Most Westerners think of Islam as one of the three major monotheistic world religions (the others being Judaism and Christianity). But the historian Bernard Lewis observes that "Islam" means both a religion (analogous to "Christianity") and the civilization that developed under that religion (analogous to "Christendom").
The Muslim religion of over one billion people who follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and worship Allah.
It refers to the Muslim religion as well as Muslims in general.
A monotheistic religion characterized by the acceptance of the doctrine of submission to God and to Muhammad as the chief and last prophet of God.
Literally “surrender” or “submission.
One of the world's three monotheistic religions. Islam means peace or submission.(same root as the greeting Salaam)
The Muslim religion that regards Allah as the supreme deity and Muhammad as his prophet.
Submission and devotion to God alone. The only religion acceptable to God (3:19).
literally means 'submission to the will of Allah'.
the name of a religion that is centered on the Qur'an, the word of God as passed through the Prophet Muhammad
Lit. “Peaceful Submission†or “freely surrender,†Islam means obedience and submission to God. Islam also means “peace,†underlining the fact that it is only through obedience to God that man can achieve real peace with himself with other forms of God’s creation around him. Those who believe and practice Islam are Muslims. The Quran teaches that all of God’s prophets, since the creation of man, were in this sense Muslims, and that their core message to mankind was Islam or the message of peace and obedience to God.
Literally, submission. The message of Islam, which all the prophets (may Allah's peace and blessing be upon them all) preached through out time, hinges on two things; believing in one God, i.e. Allah, and submitting to His orders.
Literally means "Submission to the Creator of the Universe". In this context, Islam is the only religion recognized by God. Its message ( There is no Deity but God) was the same Message delivered by all Prophets. This divine religion was completed with revelations ( Quran) given to the last Prophet Muhammad( SAW) of Arabia.
A monotheistic religion practiced by over one billion Muslims around the world. Islam literally means 'peace through submission to God' in Arabic.
this can be translated literally as 'peace through willing submission to Allah'. The word 'salaam', which means peace, and 'Islam' share a common root in Arabic, and 'islam' (no capital letter), is a term that is used to indicate the quality of surrender to the Divine will. Islam is a religion based on faith, obedience, teachings and daily practice of the principles contained in the Qur'an.
(Islahm) the most widely practiced religion in Africa The five pillars of Islam: prayer, giving of alms, fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca, and faith
Religion of the followers of the teachings of Mohammed, According to the Qur'an (Koran), the name of the true religion meaning submission to God.
Arabic word meaning submission (to God) and the name for the religion founded under the leadership of the prophet Muhammad; it also denotes the Muslim community.
Muhammad was a reformer who reformed religion into Islam, "submission to God," with straightforward doctrines and subtle and complex reasoning of Christianity. (p. 222)
The Muslim religion, means, submitting to God
Derived from the word Salam (Peace), Islam literally means 'Peace through submission to Allah'.
Major world religion having its origins in 610 c.e. in the Arabian peninsula; meaning literally submission; based on prophecy of Muhammad. (pp. 277)
Religion preached by the Prophet Muhammad and practiced by Muslims. In Arabic, it means "surrender" or "submission to the will of God."
the religion of the Muslims, means "peaceful submission to God"
Arabic, "submission" (to the will of Allah) -- Muslim religion founded by Muhammed.
from the Arabic triliteral root SLM, "submission" or "surrender," as well as "peace;" thus, the religion called "Islam" is grounded in the concept of peace in and through one's submission to the authority and will of Allah (God).
A world religion based on the teachings of Mohammed (570-632 AD) in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia. Islam is the 2nd largest world religion. Islam is composed of two major divisions: the mainstream Sunni and the more radical Shi'ites. The Quran (or, Koran) is considered the uncorrupted holy book.
Islam (Arabic: ) is a monotheistic religion originating with the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure.