Sentence examples for Islam from inspiring English sources
The word 'Islam' is correct and usable in written English
It refers to the religion and way of life followed by Muslims, based on the belief in one God and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. Example: "The primary teachings of Islam include the belief in one God, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca."
proper noun
A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.
"We believe together we have an opportunity to demonstrate the true nature of British Islam today.
You have a precious opportunity, and an important responsibility, in explaining and demonstrating how faith in Islam can be part of British identity.
We know that acts of extremism are not representative of Islam, but we need to show what is.
Yet, far from expressing wonder that an act as extreme and barbaric as the murders is what it takes for the west to show defiance towards a religious duty that is not meaningful to non-Muslims, cultural provocateurs successfully argue that this highly exceptional situation is in fact indicative of a general contempt for Islam.
Welcome to Uzbekistan, a country bigger than Germany, with a population of 31 million, where Islam Karimov is now embarking on a fourth term of office, even though the constitution stipulates a two-term maximum for heads of state.
Related: Two explosions hit Kurdish political rally in Turkey But many in Batman, a religiously conservative region, are indignant about the president's blatant use of Islam to rally his base.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 5.46pm BSaif:46 Saif could face death penalty Libya's lawyer has confirmed that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi could face the death penalty if he is found guilty by the country's courts.
Photograph: Maysun/EPA Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 5.46pm BST17:46 ICC hearing on Saif Gaddafi The international criminal court is holding a two-day hearing into where Saif al-Islam Gaddafi should be put on trial.
David Cameron was accused of playing into the hands of rightwing extremists today as he delivered a controversial speech on the failings of multiculturalism within hours of one of the biggest anti-Islam rallies ever staged in Britain.
Senussi was charged – along with Gaddafi's playboy son, Saif al-Islam – with war crimes and crimes against humanity by the ICC.
But a trial will be complicated and raise highly sensitive issues: Libyans will have to balance the desire for revenge against the demands of justice represented by the international criminal court, which indicted Senussi along with Gaddafi himself and his son Saif al-Islam.
