Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To convert to Islam: To cause a person, group, or region to adopt the Islamic faith.
   • To cause to conform to Islamic law or principles: To modify practices, laws, or systems to align with the doctrines and customs of Islam.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (transitive):
  • The empire sought to islamise the newly conquered territories through preaching and the establishment of mosques.
  • The government's attempt to islamise the legal code was met with both support and resistance.

Advanced Usage

• "to islamise a practice": to adapt a traditional or secular practice to fit Islamic guidelines.
  • The community leaders worked to islamise the local festival by removing elements contrary to their faith.

Variants and Related Words

• Islamize (verb): An alternative spelling with the same meaning.
  • The verb "Islamize" is more common in American English.
• Islamisation (noun): The process or result of making something Islamic.
  • The Islamisation of the region took place over several centuries.

Synonyms

• Convert to Islam: To change religious affiliation to Islam.
• Islamicize: A less common synonym meaning to make Islamic.

Related Phrases

• To undergo islamisation: To be subjected to the process of becoming Islamic.
  • The culture of the area began to undergo islamisation after the arrival of Muslim traders.

Verb

1. convert to Islam
   • The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century
2. cause to conform to Islamic law
   • Islamize the dietary laws