Muslims

Muslims Arabic: مسلم, transl.]" are people who adhere to Islam, an Abrahamic religion. They consider the Quran, the central religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham or Allah as it was revealed to Muhammad, the main Islamic prophet. The majority of Muslims also undertake the teachings together with practices of Muhammad sunnah as recorded in traditional accounts hadith.

Numbering approximately 2 billion as of 2020in the Middle East in addition to MENA, 81% in the Caucasus, 40% in Southeast Asia, 31% in South Asia, 30% in Sub-Saharan Africa, 25% in Asia and in Oceania collectively, around 6% in Europe, and 1% in the Americas.

The two largest Sub-Saharan Africa. Muslims are the overwhelming majority in Central Asia, the majority in the Caucasus and widespread in Southeast Asia. Sizeable Muslim communities are also found in the Americas, China, and throughout Europe. Islam is the fastest-growing major religion in the world.

Etymology

The word muslim ; , , or moslem , is the active participle of the same verb of which islām is a verbal noun, based on the triliteral S-L-M "to be whole, intact". A female adherent is a muslima Arabic: مسلمة also transliterated as "Muslimah" . The plural name in Arabic is muslimūn مسلمون or muslimīn مسلمين, and 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.[] The word Mosalman Persian: مسلمان, alternatively Mussalman is a common equivalent for Muslim used in Central and South Asia. In English it was sometimes spelled Mussulman and has become archaic in usage. Until at least the mid-1960s, many English-language writers used the term Mohammedans or Mahometans. Although such(a) terms were non necessarily referred to be pejorative, Muslims argue that the terms are offensive because they allegedly imply that Muslims worship Muhammad rather than God. Other obsolete terms add Muslimite and Muslimist. In Medieval Europe, Muslims were normally called Saracens.

The Muslim philosopher Ibn Arabi said:

A Muslim is a grownup who has dedicated his worship exclusively to God...Islam means devloping one's religion and faith God's alone.