| islam | | |
| n. (group) | 1. islam, muslimism | the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion.; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia" |
| ~ fatwah | (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar.; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States" |
| ~ shia, shiah, shiah islam | one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran. |
| ~ sunni islam, sunni | one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam. |
| ~ civilization, civilisation | 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" |
| ~ moslem, muslim | a believer in or follower of Islam. |
| ~ islamist | an orthodox Muslim. |
| ~ sigeh | a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years.; "sigeh legally wraps premarital sex in an Islamic cloak" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. islam, islamism, mohammedanism, muhammadanism, muslimism | 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" |
| ~ sunna, sunnah, hadith | (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran. |
| ~ had crime | (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran.; "Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery" |
| ~ tazir crime | (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way.; "in some Islamic nations Tazir crimes are set by legislation" |
| ~ ramadan | (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan. |
| ~ caaba, kaaba | (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying. |
| ~ masjid, musjid | (Islam) a Muslim place of worship. |
| ~ mihrab | (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca. |
| ~ mihrab | (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca. |
| ~ mosque | (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret. |
| ~ hadith | (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions. |
| ~ pillar of islam | (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims. |
| ~ monotheism | belief in a single God. |
| ~ mahdism | belief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ shiism | the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs. |
| ~ wahabism, wahhabism | a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia.; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism" |
| ~ ta'ziyeh | (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi). |
| ~ kismat, kismet | (Islam) the will of Allah. |
| ~ halal | (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah. |
| ~ islam nation, islamic ummah, muslim ummah, umma, ummah | the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan.; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" |
| ~ beelzebub, devil, lucifer, old nick, prince of darkness, satan, the tempter | (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell. |
| ~ djinn, djinni, djinny, genie, jinnee, jinni | (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals. |
| ~ shaitan, shaytan | (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray. |
| ~ eblis | (Islam) the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology. |
| ~ houri | (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise. |
| ~ paynim | a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim). |
| ~ imam, imaum | (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide. |
| ~ mahdi | (Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion. |
| ~ halal | conforming to dietary laws.; "halal meat"; "a halal kitchen" |
| muslim | | |
| n. (person) | 1. moslem, muslim | a believer in or follower of Islam. |
| ~ islam, muslimism | the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion.; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia" |
| ~ religious person | a person who manifests devotion to a deity. |
| ~ islamist | an orthodox Muslim. |
| ~ jihadist | a Muslim who is involved in a jihad. |
| ~ shi'ite, shi'ite muslim, shia muslim, shiite, shiite muslim | a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs. |
| ~ sunni, sunni muslim, sunnite | a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad. |
| ~ moor | one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century. |
| ~ assassin | a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders. |
| ~ begum | a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan. |
| ~ calif, caliph, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah | the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" |
| ~ fakeer, fakir, faqir, faquir | a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man. |
| ~ hakeem, hakim | a Muslim physician. |
| ~ hakim | a Muslim ruler or governor or judge. |
| ~ imam, imaum | (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide. |
| ~ mujahid | a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad. |
| ~ mujtihad | an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts. |
| ~ mollah, mulla, mullah | a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque. |
| ~ muslimah | a Muslim woman. |
| ~ saracen | (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades. |
| ~ sufi | a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran. |
| ~ wahabi, wahhabi | a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam.; "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim" |
| ~ fatima, fatimah | youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632). |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. islamic, moslem, muslim | of or relating to or supporting Islamism.; "Islamic art" |
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