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muhammadanism - 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" | ||
Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism | ||
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" |