Muslimism

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Noun	1.	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" Islam 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"
	2.	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" Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Islam, Islamism 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