Islam or Islaam (

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: إِسْلَام ''islām'') is an Arabic male or female given name and surname meaning "acceptance, agreement approval (the truth)", "god-fearing, humility, devoutness", "acknowledgment, admission, yield, obeyance", "obedience, preservation, protection, safeguarding, keeping", "piety, loyalty, devotion", "subjection, submissiveness, wonder, admiration, respect, submitting". Also, the name of the religion

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

and solely a Muslim name. The name Islam is a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

of the name Aslam (أَسْلَم ''aslam''), which both names stems from the male noun-name

Salaam As-salamu alaykum ( ar, ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, , ), also ''Salamun Alaykum'' is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'. The (, meaning 'peace') has become a religious salutation for Muslims worldwide when greet ...

. It may refer to:

People with the surname

* Abu Hena Saiful Islam,

US Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ...

imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

* Aktar Islam – Restaurateur, curry chef and businessman *

Faisal Islam Faisal Islam ( bn, ফয়সাল ইসলাম; born 29 May 1977) is a British political and economics journalist who is the economics editor of BBC News and the occasional presenter of ''Newsnight''. He was the political editor of Sky N ...

(born 1977), British journalist * Jahurul Islam (cricketer) (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer *

K M Baharul Islam K M Baharul Islam is presently the Chairperson of Centre of Excellence in Public Policy and Government at Indian Institute of Management Kashipur. He served as the Dean (Academics) during 2019-2021 at the same institute. He was elected as a Fel ...

, Dean of the

Indian Institute of Management Kashipur Indian Institute of Management Kashipur also known as IIM Kashipur, is a public business school located in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, India. It is one of the thirteen Indian Institutes of Management the government has set up during the Eleventh Fi ...

* Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976), Bengali revolutionary poet * Mitchell Islam (born 1990), Canadian figure skater *

Mohammad Manjural Islam Manjural (sometimes Monjural) Islam (born 7 November 1979) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 17 Test matches and 34 One Day Internationals from 1999 to 2004. He is a left-arm seam bowler. Manjural Islam made his Test debut in April 200 ...

(born 1979), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Naeem Islam Mohammad Naeem Islam ( bn, মোহাম্মদ নাঈম ইসলাম; born 31 December 1986) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He was born on 31 December 1986 in Gaibandha and is a right-handed batsman and occasional off br ...

(born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Nurul Islam Nurul Islam ( bn, নূরুল ইসলাম, , Light of Islam) is a Bengali masculine given name of Arabic origin and may refer to: People * A. K. Muhammad Nurul Islam (1919–2015), Bangladeshi politician, justice and vice-president of Bang ...

– Broadcast journalist, radio producer and presenter *

Nurul Islam Nahid Nurul Islam Nahid ( bn, নুরুল ইসলাম নাহিদ; born 5 July 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician and author. He served a member of the Bangladeshi parliament from the Sylhet-6 constituency from 15 years, being elected in ...

, former Education Minister of Bangladesh *

Rizza Islam Ronnie Steven "Rizza" Islam (born March 17, 1990) is an American member of the Nation of Islam and a member of its paramilitary wing the Fruit of Islam. According to the Anti-Defamation League, he is a social media influencer with over 500,000 fo ...

(born 1990), member of the Nation of Islam and social media influencer *

Rupam Islam Rupam Islam (born 25 January 1974) is an Indian Bengali singer, songwriter, music composer, writer and humanist. He is the lead vocalist of the popular Bengali Rock Band Fossils. He gained popularity mainly through his solo albums and his works ...

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

Singer &

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under

Bangla Rock Bangladeshi rock music, or Bangla rock music, is a style of music in Bangladesh that is derived from British and American rock music, mixed with Bengali classical and adhunik musical styles from the 1960s. The genre was introduced in the 196 ...

Genre,

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

Runa Islam Runa Islam ( bn, রুনা ইসলাম; born 10 December 1970) is a Bangladeshi-born British visual artist and filmmaker based in London. She was a nominee for the 2008 Turner Prize. She is principally known for her film works. Early lif ...

– Film and photography visual artist, who was nominated for the

2008 Turner Prize The 2008 Turner Prize was awarded on 1 December 2008 to Mark Leckey. The £25,000 Turner Prize is awarded by the Tate to one of four nominees and is based on their work in the previous year. The other three 2008 nominees were Runa Islam, Goshka ...

Sabirul Islam Sabirul Islam ( bn, সাবিরুল ইসলাম; born 12 July 1990) is an English entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. He has written three self-help books. His Teen-Trepreneur board game sold to over 550 schools in the Unite ...

– Author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker *

Sanchita Islam Sanchita Islam 28 April 1973) was an English artist, painter, writer and filmmaker of Bangladeshi descent. In 1999, she founded Pigment Explosion, which has branched out into projects including film, painting, drawing, writing and photography. ...

– Artist, writer and filmmaker * Shafiul Islam (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer * Shahara Islam –The youngest victim killed during the

7 July 2005 London bombings The 7 July 2005 London bombings, often referred to as 7/7, were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks carried out by Islamic terrorists in London that targeted commuters travelling on the city's public transport system during the mo ...

Syed Manzoorul Islam Syed Manzoorul Islam (born 18 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi critic, writer and a former professor of University of Dhaka, Dhaka University. As a literary critic, he has written criticism on writers including Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Kazi Nazrul I ...

, critic, writer, former professor of

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

* Taijul Islam (born 1992), Bangladeshi cricketer *Tanish Islam, born 1996, Engineer in Space and Information Technology *Umar Islam, formerly Brian Young (born 1978), member of the foiled

2006 transatlantic aircraft plot The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives, carried aboard airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada, disguised as soft drinks. The plot was discovered by British M ...

* Yusuf Islam British singer, born Stephen Demetre in 1948 and formerly known as Cat Stevens

People with the given name

* Islam Makhachev (born 1991), Russian mixed martial artist,

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Lightweight Champion *

Islam Slimani Islam Slimani ( ar, إسلام سليماني; born 18 June 1988) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Brest and the Algeria national team. Slimani began his career in his homeland with JSM Chéraga and C ...

(born 1988), Algerian football player * Islam Karimov (1938–2016), president of Uzbekistan *

Islam El-Shater Islam Mahmoud Mohamed El-Sayed El-Shater ( arz, اسلام محمود محمد السيد الشاطر) (born November 16, 1976) is a retired Egyptian footballer. Honours ;Ismaily * Egyptian Premier League: 2001–02 * Egypt Cup: 2000 ;Zamalek ...

(born 1976), Egyptian football player *

Izharul Islam Chowdhury Izharul Islam Chowdhury ( bn, মুফতি ইজহারুল ইসলাম) is the founder of Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar. He is the present executive president of Nizam-e-Islam Party and Nayeb-e-Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangl ...

, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar * Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (born 1972), Libyan political figure and son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi * Noor Islam Dawar, Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist {{Given name, type=both Bengali Muslim surnames