Both Uses
Islam
in
A Long Walk to Water
(Edited)
- Most of the people who lived in the north were Muslim, and the government wanted all of Sudan to become a Muslim country—a place where the beliefs of Islam were followed.
p. 6.8Islam = the Muslim religion; second most practiced religion in the world
- But the people in the south were of different religions and did not want to be forced to practice Islam.
p. 6.9 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(Islam) the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; the world's second most practiced religion
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)