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Islam

monotheistic Abrahamic religion founded by Muhammad
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Summary

Islam is a major religious group[1]. Islam draws 123,857 Wikipedia views per month (major religious group category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: God in Islam[3]
  • Influenced by: Hanif[4], Judaism[5], Arabian mythology[6], Christianity[7]
  • Official language: Arabic[8]
  • Founder: Muhammad[9]
  • Named after: submission[10]
  • Based on: Qur’an[11], Sunnah[12], hadith[13], prophetic biography[14]
  • Headquarters location: Al-Masjid Al-Haram[15], Kaaba[16], Qibla[17]
  • Part of the series: Abrahamic religion[18]
  • Location: Muslim world[19], worldwide[20]
  • Subclass of: Abrahamic religion[21]
  • Has use: Marifa[22], love for God in Islam[23], dawah[24]
  • Commons category: Islam[25]
  • Language of work or name: Arabic[26]
  • Foundational text: Qur’an[27]
  • Said to be the same as: ad-dīn[28], Q31821668[29]
  • Country of origin: Hejaz[30]
  • Has part(s): Five Pillars of Islam[31], Shahada[32], salah[33], zakāt[34], fasting during Ramadan[35], Hajj[36]
  • Inception: 631[37]
  • Location of formation: Hejaz[38]
  • Significant event: Isra and Mi'raj[39], Hijra[40], Battle of Badr[41], Battle of Uhud[42], Battle of the Trench[43], The Farewell Pilgrimage[44], Conquest of Mecca[45]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Islam[46]
  • Main subject: obedience[47], allegiance[48], obedience in Islam[49], worship in Islam[50], Sabil Allah[51], Sirat al-Mustaqim[52]
  • Location of creation: Mecca[53], Medina[54]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Islam[55]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Islam include Muslim[56], a religious group[57] and Islamabad[58], an administrative territorial entity[59], in Pakistan[60], founded in 1960[61].

Why It Matters

Islam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Islam is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

Islam has been cited as an influence by Baháʼí Faith[64], a new religious movement[65], founded in 1863[66] and Gonabadi Dervish[67], a religion[68].

Entities named for Islam include Muslim[56], a religious group[57] and Islamabad[58], an administrative territorial entity[59], in Pakistan[60], founded in 1960[61].

FAQs

Who did Islam influence?

Islam has been cited as an influence by Baháʼí Faith[64] and Gonabadi Dervish[67].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  31. [37] ↑ . Encyclopaedia of Islam. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → historica:Islam
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Islam, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299742639|Islam (#299742639)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Historica Wiki art"
  2. 7d ago · Powerek38 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-QyK1-d5hT-JLMe
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Eska.pl topic id: tg-QyK1-d5hT-JLMe, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/250708843|islam (#250708843)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7420|eska.pl topic]] "
  3. 9d ago · Kiindo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', 'anp', 'ar', '
    Sitelink count → 338
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    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||id, jv */"
  4. 9w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Category:Ta Kwu Ling
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  5. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14717 → Islam
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14717: Q432, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1785524324610"
  6. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 8263
    Femiwiki id → 711
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 8263, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167480188|ISLAM (#167480188)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mi"
  7. 13w ago · Charp238 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Femiwiki id → 711
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Femiwiki id: 711"
  8. 14w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lemmy community id → إسلام@lemmy.world, islam@sopuli.xyz, islam@reddthat.com +1
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Determination method or standard: record linkage, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260984|batch #260984]]"
  9. 14w ago · Charp238 · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lemmy community id → إسلام@lemmy.world, islam@sopuli.xyz, islam@reddthat.com +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lemmy community id: إسلام@lemmy.world"
  10. 17w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → islamas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: islamas"
  11. 18w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → islam
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: islam, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289938028|islam (#289938028)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  12. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0004531-islam
    Followed by → —
    Domain of saint or deity → God in Islam
    Follows → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0004531-islam, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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