2007-10-31 16:03:28 · 6 answers · asked by Israel Martiinez 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-'islām (help·info)) is a monotheistic religion originating with the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th-century Arab religious and political figure. The word Islam means "submission", or the total surrender of oneself to God (Arabic: الله, Allāh). An adherent of Islam is known as a Muslim, meaning "one who submits (to God)".[1][2] There are between 1.1 billion and 1.8 billion Muslims, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world, after Christianity.[3]
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A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form of 'Muslim' is Muslimah (Arabic: مسلمة). Literally, the word means "one who submits to God)". The word "Muslim" is the participle of the same verb of which "Islam" is the infinitive.[1]
Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah. Muslims believe that Islam existed long before Muhammad and that the religion has evolved with time. The Qur'an describes many Biblical prophets and messengers as Muslim: Adam, Noah (Arabic: Nuh), Moses (Arabic: Musa) and Jesus (Arabic: Isa) 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: "do thou bear witness that we are Muslims". Muslims pray five times a day; these five prayers are known as Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha. There is also a special Friday prayer called Jumu'ah.
Most Muslims accept as a Muslim anyone who has publicly pronounced the Shahada, which states, "There is none worthy of worship except God, and Muhammad is His Messenger." This is often translated as, "There is no God except Allah"; "Allah" is the Arabic word for "the God". Currently, there are an estimated 1.4 billion Muslims, making it the second largest religion in the world.[2]
2007-11-01 01:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by Muslimah Solehah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Muslim is a follower of Islam.
2007-10-31 16:07:11 · answer #2 · answered by Belzetot 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A Muslim is someone who follows Islam. Islam is a religion.
2007-10-31 16:08:05 · answer #3 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Arabic term 'islam means "submission" and itself comes from the term 'aslama, which means "to surrender, resign oneself."
The Arabic word islam is related to the Syriac 'aslem which means "to make peace, surrender" and that in turn appears to be derived from the Semtic stem of *slem which means "to be complete."
The Arabic word islam is thus also closely related to the Arabic word for peace, salem.
A person who follows Islam is called a Muslim, and this means "one who surrenders to God."
Muslims believe that true peace can only be achieved through true obedience to the will of Allah.
2007-11-01 00:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by Naasirah C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Islam is the religion and Muslim is what you call a person who practices Islamic rites...The same as a Christianity is to a Christian.
2007-10-31 16:07:41 · answer #5 · answered by Jules, E, and Liam :) 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
islam = religion
muslims = followers of islam
2007-10-31 16:07:31 · answer #6 · answered by 412envy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋