Gender Masculine Usage Arabic, Kazakh, Chechen, Ingush Scripts إسلام(Arabic) Ислам(Kazakh, Chechen, Ingush) Pronounced Pron. /ʔis.ˈlaːm/(Arabic) /ɪs.ˈlɑm/(Kazakh) Meaning & History From the name of the religion, derived from Arabic إسلام (ʾIslām) meaning "submission (to God)".