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Is·lam·ize

(ĭs′lə-mīz′, ĭz′-)
tr.v. Is·lam·ized, Is·lam·iz·ing, Is·lam·iz·es
1. To convert to Islam.
2. To cause to conform to Islamic law or precepts.

Is′lam·i·za′tion (-lə-mĭ-zā′shən) n.
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Islamize

(ˈɪzləˌmaɪz) or

Islamise

vb
(Islam) (tr) to convert to or bring under the influence of Islam
ˌIslamiˈzation, ˌIslamiˈsation n
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Is•lam•ize

(ˈɪs ləˌmaɪz, ˈɪz-, ɪsˈlɑ maɪz, ɪz-)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to convert to or bring under the influence of Islam.
[1840–50]
Is`lam•i•za′tion, n.
Is′lam•iz`er, n.
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Islamize


Past participle: Islamized
Gerund: Islamizing

Imperative
Islamize
Islamize
Present
I Islamize
you Islamize
he/she/it Islamizes
we Islamize
you Islamize
they Islamize
Preterite
I Islamized
you Islamized
he/she/it Islamized
we Islamized
you Islamized
they Islamized
Present Continuous
I am Islamizing
you are Islamizing
he/she/it is Islamizing
we are Islamizing
you are Islamizing
they are Islamizing
Present Perfect
I have Islamized
you have Islamized
he/she/it has Islamized
we have Islamized
you have Islamized
they have Islamized
Past Continuous
I was Islamizing
you were Islamizing
he/she/it was Islamizing
we were Islamizing
you were Islamizing
they were Islamizing
Past Perfect
I had Islamized
you had Islamized
he/she/it had Islamized
we had Islamized
you had Islamized
they had Islamized
Future
I will Islamize
you will Islamize
he/she/it will Islamize
we will Islamize
you will Islamize
they will Islamize
Future Perfect
I will have Islamized
you will have Islamized
he/she/it will have Islamized
we will have Islamized
you will have Islamized
they will have Islamized
Future Continuous
I will be Islamizing
you will be Islamizing
he/she/it will be Islamizing
we will be Islamizing
you will be Islamizing
they will be Islamizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been Islamizing
you have been Islamizing
he/she/it has been Islamizing
we have been Islamizing
you have been Islamizing
they have been Islamizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been Islamizing
you will have been Islamizing
he/she/it will have been Islamizing
we will have been Islamizing
you will have been Islamizing
they will have been Islamizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been Islamizing
you had been Islamizing
he/she/it had been Islamizing
we had been Islamizing
you had been Islamizing
they had been Islamizing
Conditional
I would Islamize
you would Islamize
he/she/it would Islamize
we would Islamize
you would Islamize
they would Islamize
Past Conditional
I would have Islamized
you would have Islamized
he/she/it would have Islamized
we would have Islamized
you would have Islamized
they would have Islamized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. Islamize - cause to conform to Islamic law; "Islamize the dietary laws"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2. Islamize - convert to Islam; "The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century"
convert - cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
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"Side by side with Islamizing of existing laws, it is obligatory for the CII to promote an environment of unity and cohesion in the society," he stressed .
Therefore, the CII should also make recommendations to guide media in playing its responsible role in the light of Quran and Sunnah, he said adding that Islamizing of our education system and the curriculum was a grave challenge for which all of us particularly the CII will have to play an active role.
However, one should not overstate his role in Islamizing the government without examining the thinking of the people around him.
Jonathan's participation at that time and Buhari's participation now are consistent with Nigeria's membership of the body and nothing to do with Islamizing Nigeria.
Early Muslim scholars did not only propagate new social, economic and scientific ideas, they also learned from the works of other nations and developed their own theories based on those ideas, thus Islamizing those concepts and there is no harm in this approach.
The winning parties including "Ennahda Movement", the "Congress for the Republic" and "Ettakatol", were met by the refusal of a large scale of Tunisians, who were against the idea of Islamizing the country.

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