Islamic

Of the Quran

Islamic means relating to Islam, the monotheistic religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century.

The word describes religious practices, cultural traditions, and historical phenomena: Islamic art, Islamic law, Islamic architecture.

It functions as the standard adjective for the religion and its civilization, broader and more neutral than Muslim, which emphasizes adherents rather than the tradition itself.

architecture

mosque

Islamic house of worship

  • minaretMosque tower with balcony
  • domeRounded vault forming roof
  • AlhambraMedieval Islamic palace-fortress

Kaaba · arabesque · iwan · courtyard · ablution fountain · geometric patterns · tilework · mausoleum · madrasa · caravanserai

religion

Quran

Islam's central scripture

  • HadithProphetic tradition collection
  • SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
  • ShiaIslam's second-largest branch

Ummah · Salah · Hajj · Zakat · Sharia · Fiqh · Tawhid · Sunnah · Wudu · Dhikr

spirituality

Allah

Arabic name for God

Ramadan · fasting · meditation · devotion · piety · ihsan · wird · tariqa · dervish · Rumi

culture

calligraphy

Ornamental handwriting art

cuisine · kebab · falafel · hummus · baklava · Eid · henna · hospitality · poetry · oud

history

Caliphate

Islamic successor-state realm

  • AndalusiaSpain's southernmost autonomous community
  • MoorishOf medieval Iberian Muslims
  • MedinaSacred Arabian burial site

Mecca · Ottoman · Golden Age · scholar · conquest · crusades · Muhammad · Saladin · Baghdad · Damascus

Categories
Opposites
religious affiliation

IslamicChristian

Adherent of the gospel

Jewish · Hindu · Buddhist · Sikh · pagan

secular vs. religious

Islamicsecular

Nonreligious, worldly

secularist · non-religious · civil · temporal · worldly

religious vs. irreligious

Islamicatheistic

Denying deities exist

agnostic · irreligious · godless · non-theistic · anti-religious

Phrases
Family

Islamophobia, Islam, Islamist, Islamism, Islamophobic, Islamization, Islamists

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G