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{{Islam}} [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|thumb|100px|Star and Crescent, the symbol of Islam]]
{{Islam}} [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|thumb|100px|Star and Crescent, the symbol of Islam]]
'''Islam''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|s|l|ɑː|m}};<ref group="note">There are ten pronunciations of ''Islam'' in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the ''s'' is {{IPAc-en|z}} or {{IPAc-en|s}}, and whether the ''a'' is pronounced {{IPAc-en|ɑː}}, {{IPAc-en|æ}} or (when the stress is on the first syllable) {{IPAc-en|ə}} (Merriam Webster). The most common are {{IPAc-en|ɪ|z|ˈ|l|ɑː|m|,_|ɪ|s|'|l|ɑː|m|,_|ˈ|ɪ|z|l|ə|m|,_|ˈ|ɪ|s|l|ə|m}} (Oxford English Dictionary, Random House) and {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|z|l|ɑː|m|,_|ˈ|ɪ|s|l|ɑː|m}} (American Heritage Dictionary).</ref> {{lang-ar|الإسلام|al-Islām}}, {{IPA-ar|alʔɪsˈlaːm||ar-al_islam.ogg}}) is an [[Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic]]  [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] [[religion]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Islam|title=Islam {{!}} religion|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=2018-10-04|language=en}}</ref> All of its teachings and beliefs are written out in the [[Quran]] (also spelled Qur'an or Koran), the holy scripture of Islam. Believers of Islam are called '''[[Muslims]]'''. Islam means submission to the '''will of [[God in Islam|God]].''' They believe that the Quran was spoken to [[Muhammad|Muhammad]] by the angel [[Gabriel]]. The Quran is regarded as the word of [[God]] (or [[Allah]]). The muslims view [[Muhammad]] as a [[prophet]] and [[messenger]] of God. Other beliefs and rules about what Muslims should do come from [[Hadith|reports of what Muhammad taught]] '''([[Hadith]])'''.<ref>Kamali, Mohammad Hashim. A textbook of Hadith studies: authenticity, compilation, classification and criticism of Hadith. Kube Publishing Ltd, 2014.</ref>
'''Islam''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|s|l|ɑː|m}};<ref group="note">There are ten pronunciations of ''Islam'' in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the ''s'' is {{IPAc-en|z}} or {{IPAc-en|s}}, and whether the ''a'' is pronounced {{IPAc-en|ɑː}}, {{IPAc-en|æ}} or (when the stress is on the first syllable) {{IPAc-en|ə}} (Merriam Webster). The most common are {{IPAc-en|ɪ|z|ˈ|l|ɑː|m|,_|ɪ|s|'|l|ɑː|m|,_|ˈ|ɪ|z|l|ə|m|,_|ˈ|ɪ|s|l|ə|m}} (Oxford English Dictionary, Random House) and {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|z|l|ɑː|m|,_|ˈ|ɪ|s|l|ɑː|m}} (American Heritage Dictionary).</ref> {{lang-ar|الإسلام|al-Islām}}, {{IPA-ar|alʔɪsˈlaːm||ar-al_islam.ogg}}) is an [[Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic]]  [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] [[religion]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Islam|title=Islam {{!}} religion|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=2018-10-04|language=en}}</ref> All of its teachings and beliefs are written out in the [[Quran]] (also spelled Qur'an or Koran), the holy scripture of Islam. Believers of Islam are called '''[[Muslims]]'''. A non-Muslim is called a '''[[Kafir]]''' in '''Islam'''. Islam means submission to the '''will of [[God in Islam|God]].''' They believe that the Quran was spoken to [[Muhammad|Muhammad]] by the angel [[Gabriel]]. The Quran is regarded as the word of [[God]] (or [[Allah]]). The muslims view [[Muhammad]] as a [[prophet]] and [[messenger]] of God. Other beliefs and rules about what Muslims should do come from [[Hadith|reports of what Muhammad taught]] '''([[Hadith]])'''.<ref>Kamali, Mohammad Hashim. A textbook of Hadith studies: authenticity, compilation, classification and criticism of Hadith. Kube Publishing Ltd, 2014.</ref>


Linguistically, Islam is defined as surrender to the command of [[God in Islam|God as per Islam]], without objection, without submission, rebellion, and stubbornness. As for its idiomatic meaning, it is the religion that was brought by “Muhammad bin Abdullah,” sent by Almighty God, and which Muslims believe is the law with which God sealed the heavenly messages. In a hadith on the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Prophet Muhammad defined Islam: “By worshiping God and not associating anything with Him, performing the prayer, paying the obligatory zakat, fasting Ramadan and performing the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.”   
Linguistically, Islam is defined as surrender to the command of [[God in Islam|God as per Islam]], without objection, without submission, rebellion, and stubbornness. As for its idiomatic meaning, it is the religion that was brought by “Muhammad bin Abdullah,” sent by Almighty God, and which Muslims believe is the law with which God sealed the heavenly messages. In a hadith on the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Prophet Muhammad defined Islam: “By worshiping God and not associating anything with Him, performing the prayer, paying the obligatory zakat, fasting Ramadan and performing the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.”