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ayatollah Black Muslim crescent dervish emir fatwa haj hajji hakim halal Hegira Hegira calendar Hejira imam Islam jihad mosque muezzin mufti mujaheddin mullah Muslim prayer mat purdah Ramadan Saracen sharia sheikh Shia Shiite Sunni yashmak

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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Arabic
Origin: islam 'obeying (the will of God)'

Islam

noun
     
Is‧lam [uncountable]
1RRI the Muslim religion, which was started by Muhammad and whose holy book is the Koran
2RRISAN the people and countries that follow this religion
Islamist noun [countable]
Islamic adjective
 
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