Islām, or ESLÂM (Arab.), the proper name of the Mohammedan religion; designating complete and entire submission of body and soul to God, his will and his service, as well as to all those articles of faith, commands, and ordinances revealed to and ordained by Mohammed the prophet. See MOHAMMEDANISM.
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