A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم), pronounced /ˈmʊslɨm/, is an adherent of the religion of Islam. Literally, the word means "one who submits (to God)". Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which Islam is the infinitive.[1] The feminine form is sometimes used as Muslimah (Arabic: مسلمة), especially in recent years.[citation needed] All Muslims observe Sunnah, but differences in the definition of what is and what is not Sunnah has led to the emergence of sectarian movements. The well-organised and cohesive community of Muslims who accept the Sunnah as defined within one of the traditional Maliki, Hanafi, Shafi or Hanbali madhabs are the classical Sunni Muslims. Those who fall outside of this fold are the Shia Muslims, though often thinking themselves to be Sunni Muslims.
Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah. Muslims also believe that Islam existed long before Muhammad though it was not called Islam until the revelation of Surah al-Maeda. Muslims believe that this religion had evolved with time from the time of Adam until the time of Muhammad and was completed with the revelation of verse 3 of Surah al-Maeda:
This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.
The Qur'an describes many Biblical prophets and messengers as Muslim: Adam, Noah (Arabic: Nuh), Moses and Jesus and his apostles. The Qur'an states that these men were Muslims because they submitted to God, preached his message and upheld his values. Thus, in Surah 3:52 of the Qur'an, Jesus’ disciples tell Jesus, "We believe in God; and you be our witness that we submit and obey (wa ashahadu bil-muslimūna)."
Muslims consider making ritual prayer five times a day a religious duty (fard) (see the section on Ismāˤīlīs below for exceptions); these five prayers are known as fajr, dhuhr, ˤasr, maghrib and ˤishā'. There is also a special Friday prayer called jumuˤah. Currently, the most up to date reports from an American think-tank and PBS have estimated 1.2 to 1.57 billion Muslims populate the world, or about 25% of an estimated 2009 world population of 6.8 billion.[2] With 60% in Asia and 20% of Muslims living in the Middle East and North Africa.[3][4][5][6]
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Among the many topics of interest to non-Muslims, the status of . Muslim. women and the theme of their rights -- or rather, the perceived lack of them seems to be foremost.
Q. I recently heard the term "black muslim" and wonder if it is simply describing the race of the Islamic believer or if "black muslim" is a separate religion? Thank you
Asked by James - Wed Jul 22 10:40:43 2009 - - 10 Answers - 1 Comments
A. It's the same religion but with alot more racism, black muslims are more prone to hating white people. I've seen it happen alot so thats just my experiences on that.
Answered by Commy - Wed Jul 22 10:46:06 2009
