How to Use Islam in a Sentence
Islam
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There's a map behind us which shows sort of the influence of Islam.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
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Muslims must overcome the fear that joining hands with others will erase their Islam.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Her father was a teacher of Sufism, which is a form of Islam, so she was raised in this sect.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Hajj, one of Islam’s five pillars, is required once in a lifetime for those able to perform it.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
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Hezbollah is a group from the Shia branch of Islam, while Hamas is Sunni.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
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The holiday marks the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
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Sweden attempted to ban the public burning of Islam’s holy book, but a court overturned the ban.
—Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 5 July 2023
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Toward the end of the compilation the men are asked if killing women and children is allowed in Islam.
—Anna Schecter, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023
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Islam had been a cop since 2021 and was assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Christmas meant something even for the Muslims waiting here, since Christ is revered in Islam.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
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His three roommates were part of the group when one of them, Devon Arthurs, left and converted to Islam.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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The body is wrapped in a biodegradable shroud and placed directly into the earth in compliance with Islam practice.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
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Al Aqsa is the third-holiest site in Islam, located in an area also sacred to Jews.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
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The sacred pilgrimage represents one of the five pillars of Islam.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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The recitation of Islam’s dawn prayers droned softly from a nearby mosque, and somewhere nearby, a rooster began to crow.
—Vivian Nereim Andrea Dicenzo, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
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The singer-songwriter changed his name and converted to Islam in the late 1970s.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2025
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The task is just to see us as regular and not being defined by Islam or the Middle East or some sort of war.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 25 May 2023
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Ghannam worked as an eighth grade English teacher at a school in the area, Islam added, declining to give his own last name for fear of reprisals.
—Isabel Debre The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2023
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Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam, and Muslims are expected to make the pilgrimage at least once in their lives.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
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Sunni and Shia Muslims, the two main sects of Islam, observe Ramadan.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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In Islam, Ramadan is the month during which the Quran was revealed as a guide for humanity.
—Zaina Arafat, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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In previous years, demonstrators against Islam were met with protests and the hurling of objects in a couple of cases, but there were none this time.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2024
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Or does blame go much further back, to the way Iranians began adopting Islam in the 600s?
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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In court, Halim confessed to the crime but maintained that neither Aziz nor Islam were involved.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
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The title refers not to Islam’s holy place but to an eccentric old widow’s sculpture garden in the South African desert.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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According to Islam, fasting draws the faithful closer to God and reminds them of the suffering of the poor.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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In the truest spirit of Islam, Zahid has always stood for uplifting humanity.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Why the birthplace of Islam is hosting one of the world's biggest raves Normalization continues to be a taboo among Arab publics.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 19 June 2023
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The Druze religion, which grew out of Shiite Islam and has its own unique beliefs and practices, is considered heretical.
—Hadeel Oueis, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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But for many visitors, the focal point is still the Hagia Sophia, the temple that was built before the religion of Islam came to exist.
—Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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