Muslims Arabic : المسلمونal-Muslimūntransl. They consider the Quranthe foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham or Allah as it was revealed to Muhammadthe main Islamic prophet. With an estimated population of almost 1.
The plural form in Arabic is muslimūn مسلمون or muslimīn مسلمينand its feminine equivalent is muslimāt مسلمات. The ordinary word in English is "Muslim". In the 20th century the preferred spelling in English was "Moslem", but this has now fallen into disuse.
In English it was sometimes spelled Mussulman and has become archaic in usage; however, cognates of this word remain the standard term for "Muslim" in various other European languages. Until at least the mids, many English-language writers used the term Mohammedans or Mahometans.
The Muslim philologist Ibn al-Anbari said:. To become a Muslim and to convert to Islam, it is essential to utter the Shahadaone of the Five Pillars of Islama declaration of faith and trust that professes that there is only one God Allah and that Muhammad is God's messenger.
In Sunni Islamthe shahada has two parts: la ilaha illa'llah there is no god but Allahand Muhammadun rasul Allah Muhammad is the messenger of God[78] which are sometimes referred to as the first shahada and the second shahada.
In Shia Islamthe shahada also has a third part, a phrase concerning Alithe first Shia Imam and the fourth Rashid caliph of Sunni Islam : وعليٌ وليُّ الله wa ʿalīyyun walīyyu-llāhwhich translates to "Ali is the wali of God". In Quranist Islamthe shahada is the testimony that there is no god but Allah la ilaha illa'llah.
The religious practices of Muslims are enumerated in the Five Pillars of Islam : the declaration of faith shahadahdaily prayers salahalmsgiving zakatfasting during the month of Ramadan sawmand the pilgrimage to Mecca hajj at least once in a lifetime.
The Qur'an describes many prophets and messengers within Judaism and Christianityand their respective followers, as Muslim. Thus, in Surah of the Qur'an, Jesus' disciples tell him, "We believe in God; and you be our witness that we are Muslims wa-shahad be anna muslimūn.
The most populous Muslim-majority country is Indonesia, home to Non-majority India contains With about Språk och översättning. According to the same study, religious switching has no impact on Muslim population, since the number of people who embrace Islam and those who leave Islam are roughly equal.
According to the same study, Muslims have the highest fertility rates 3. Muslim culture or Islamic culture are terms used to describe the cultural practices common to Muslims and historically Islamic people. Contents move to sidebar hide.
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