Pan-Islamism

American  

[pan-is-lah-miz-uhm, -iz-, -is-luh-miz-, -iz-] / ˌpæn ɪsˈlɑ mɪz əm, -ɪz-, -ˈɪs ləˌmɪz-, -ˈɪz- /

noun

1. the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Pan-Islamic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Pan-Islamism

First recorded in 1880–85; pan- + Islamism

Example Sentences

There is a right and legitimate Pan-Islamism to which every sincere and believing Mohammedan belongs—that is, the theory of the spiritual brotherhood and unity of the children of the Prophet.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop

A thorough knowledge and a clear comprehension of this great spirit will alone enable the statesmen and thinkers of Europe to understand the complex problems of so-called Pan-Islamism.

From Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study by Leonard, Arthur Glyn

The beginnings of self-conscious, systematic Pan-Islamism date from about the middle of the nineteenth century.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop

The Bagdad Railway and the Kaiser's court to Pan-Islamism were definite threats to our existence as an Empire.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland

Lastly, we should remember that these nationalist movements were more or less interwoven with the non-national movement of Pan-Islamism, and with those "second-stage," "racial" nationalist movements which we shall now consider.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop