“the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion”
- Synonyms:
- Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muslimism
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Mahdism
belief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi
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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
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Shiism
the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
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Wahabism, Wahhabism
a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
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Ismailism
the branch of Shiism noted for its esoteric philosophy
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monotheism
belief in a single God
