isilamu

How to say it

Meaning

The religion taught by the prophet Muhammad, whose followers worship one God, Allah, and follow the Koran.

Good to know

Usually said idini ya Isilamu, the religion of Islam, and written with a capital. A Muslim is umuyisilamu, plural abayisilamu; the place of worship is umusigiti, a mosque.

Examples

• Isilamu ni rimwe mu madini akomeye ku isi.Islam is one of the great religions of the world.
• Abayisilamu bakurikiza inyigisho za Isilamu.Muslims follow the teachings of Islam.
• Yahindukiriye Isilamu afite imyaka makumyabiri.He converted to Islam at the age of twenty.

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