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Islam

 
/ˈɪzlɑːm/ noun [U]

Translation

a religion based on belief in Allah, on the Koran, and on the teachings of Mohammed
Müslümanlık, İslamiyet, İslamlık, Kur'ân-ı Kerim, Allah inancı ve Hz. Muhammed'in öğretilerine dayalı din/dinî inanç
The followers of Islam are called Muslims.213730
(Definition of Islam noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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