Islam There are ten pronunciations of Islam in English differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress whether the s is  or  and whether the a is pronounced   or when the stress is on the first syllable  Merriam Webster The most common are  Oxford English Dictionary Random House and  American Heritage Dictionary     Arabic pronunciation varies regionally The first vowel ranges from  The second vowel ranges from  At some geographic regions such as Northwestern Africa they dont have stress is the monotheistic religion articulated by the Quran a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God   and by the teachings and normative example called the Sunnah and composed of Hadith of Muhammad considered by them to be the last prophet of God An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim