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# islam

«islam» in Mova's school dictionary: **the religion of Muslims, who believe in one God (Allah in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (Islam — proper noun, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (religion) Islam is the religion of Muslims, who believe in one God (Allah in Arabic) and that Muhammad was God's last prophet; their holy book is the Qur'an. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islam/#m1)

2) Islam can also mean the Muslim world and its people and culture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islam/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In RE pupils learn the Five Pillars of Islam: declaring faith, praying five times a day, giving to the poor, fasting in Ramadan, and going on pilgrimage to Mecca if possible. Muslims pray in a mosque and celebrate Eid. Islam honours many prophets shared with Jews and Christians, such as Abraham, Moses and Jesus. Phrases: the Five Pillars of Islam, convert to Islam, the history of Islam.

### examples

- Islam is one of the world's largest religions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islam/#x1)
- My friend Yusuf follows Islam and fasts in Ramadan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islam/#x2)
- We learned about the Five Pillars of Islam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islam/#x3)
- In Islam, Friday prayers at the mosque are important. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islam/#x4)
- Islam teaches giving to people in need. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islam/#x5)
- The word "Islam" means submission to God, and is linked to the word for peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islam/#x6)

### note

Always capital I. A follower is a Muslim (not "an Islam"); adjective Islamic. Respectful use: not every Muslim is from one country or speaks Arabic. Say "iz-LAHM".

### In the corpora

- [The prophet Muhammad lived in Arabia about 1,400 years ago, and Islam spread quickly until Muslim rulers governed lands from Spain to India.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/22-the-islamic-golden-age-and-the-wider-medieval-world/5/)
- [Noah is honoured in Islam too, where he is called Nuh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/3-noah-and-the-tower-of-babel/14/)
- [Many other faiths, including Judaism and Islam, teach a rule very like the Golden Rule.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/17-the-sermon-on-the-mount/14/)
- [Islam teaches belief in one God, called Allah in Arabic.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/31-islam/5/)
- [Followers of Islam are called Muslims, and Islam is the second largest religion in the world.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/31-islam/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «islam» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islam/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.