Definition of Islam
1
: the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet
2a
: the civilization erected upon Islamic faith
b
: the group of modern nations in which Islam is the dominant religion
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The first known use of Islam was in 1817
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