noun
Islam; Muhammadanism
Older term for Islam, now largely replaced by イスラム教 in modern Japanese. Still encountered in historical contexts.
See also: イスラム教
マホメット教は、かつて日本で使われたイスラム教の呼び方です。
Mahometto-kyō is a term for Islam that was once used in Japan.
The modern standard term for Islam. マホメット教 is an older, now rare synonym.
From マホメット (Mahomet, an older rendering of Muhammad) + 教 (religion). The term reflects historical Western naming conventions.