Islam

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; 'Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia'.

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• The centre of gravity of Islam shifted across the desert from Damascus to Mesopotamia. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• By the ninth and tenth centuries there are not only grammars, but great lexicons, and a mass of philological learning in Islam. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Brahminism had long since ousted Buddhism from India, but the converts to Islam were still but a small ruling minority in the land. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The first tremendous impulse of Islam was now spent. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Such warfare as had gone on between Christianity and Islam had been rather border-bickering than sustained war. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• For Islam had long ceased to be one empire. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The barriers between Europe and Asia set up by the religious feud of Christianity and Islam were lowered. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• There was thus a great amount of easily assimilable material ready at hand for Islam. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• They converted what they could of the conquered people to Islam; the Christians they disarmed, and conferred upon them the monopoly of tax-paying. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Islam was no longer united. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• To watch this schism creeping across the brave beginnings of Islam is like watching a case of softening of the brain. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The breach of the pilgrims' trace that led to the battle of Badr is the blackest mark against early Islam. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Islam prevailed because it was the best social and political order the times could offer. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But the personal quality of Muhammad is one thing and the quality of Islam, the religion he founded, is quite another. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• This Jehad excited almost as much feeling in Islam as the First Crusade had done in Christendom. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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