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Muslim

Muslim

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A person who follows Islam
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌzlɪm/
translation icon : musulmán
  • Despite this success, the Muslims had little time to celebrate.
  • Islam and Muslims
  • Christians and Muslims
  • American Muslims

But we have Jews and Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs.

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Examples

  • My name is Cassim, and I am a Muslim.

  • The key to harmonious living between Christians and Muslims is to recognize religious freedom and human rights.

    Academic text (2011)
  • - Are you a Muslim?

  • You have to work extra hard as a Muslim to not be radical right.

  • Despite this success, the Muslims had little time to celebrate.

  • My name is Cassim, and I am a Muslim.

  • Charo was a truly devout Muslim and was also known to be very truthful.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • One of the most important things for a Muslim is remaining constantly in remembrance of Allah.

Synonyms

Moslem
vsMuslim
  • Archaic
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A person who follows Islam

is the same meaning but uses the more common modern spelling

Compounds

A group of people who follow Islam and share culture and pray together

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A person in Islam who follows the largest group and accepts the first four leaders after Muhammad

A Muslim who believes Ali was the rightful leader after Muhammad

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A person who follows the Nation of Islam, a religious group among African Americans in the United States

A custom or practice that people who follow Islam do

A lunar calendar used by Muslims that starts in the year 622 and whose months move through the solar year

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A follower of Islam who believes Ali should have been leader after Muhammad and rejects the first three leaders

Clothes that Muslim people wear for religious and cultural reasons like hijab and abaya

A worldwide community of Muslims who feel connected to each other

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A Muslim who works for the government or people see as close to it

A Muslim who believes Ali was the rightful leader after Muhammad

How Devout

dedicated namazi
  • Indian
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churchgoer
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Muslim
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Surface Forms

Muslim singular
Muslims plural

Etymology

Muslim comes from Arabic and literally means 'one who submits'. It is from the same root as Islam ('submission') and the greeting salaam ('peace'), so a Muslim is someone who follows Islam and 'submits' to God, which explains the word's modern meaning.