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Muslim: "True believer." A follower of Islam.

See: Islam.

(See also: Muslim, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Muslim

Follower of the religion of Islam.

(See also: Muslim, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

The moon of Muharram has been sighted. This is the beginning of the New Year of Muslims according to the tenements of Islam and the Shariat. This New Year reminds us of the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of our Beloved Prophet.

According to Islamic history, there was a noted chieftain in the holy city of Mecca, Abde Munaf. Two twins were born to him, but they were Siamese twins with their backs joined by birth. The chieftain approached the wise men of the city for advice, and they said, "Now they are children, but when they grow up they will face problems."

(See also: Muslim New Year, Indian Festivals, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

Black Muslim is a phrase used primarily in the United States of America, usually to denote members of Louis Farrakhan's separatist black-nationalist movement, the Nation of Islam. This group's ambiguous relationship with mainstream Islam necessitates distinguishing phraseology. A different "Black Muslim" group was formed by Yusuf Bey in Oakland, California in the 1960s. Bey also founded Your Black Muslim Bakery, which is associated with his ...

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Western Muslims, Muslims who reside in The West. Ever since the rise of Islam, Muslims have lived in parts of the West alongside Jews and Christians. Until the twentieth century, very few Muslims had ever lived in Western Europe, with the main exception being Al-Andalus, the period of Islamic rule of the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain and Portugal. The scientific and literary accomplishments of this period are often seen as an impo ...

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The Muslim New Year is an event which only Muslims partake on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic Calendar. Although there is absolutely no religious significance attached to this day, many Muslims use the day in remembrance of the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the Hijra, or emigration, he made to the city now known as Medina. Recently, in many areas of Muslim population, peo ...

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Generally, a Muslim is defined by faith in the religion of Islam; however, in the modern world there are religiously unobservant, agnostic or atheist individuals who still identify with the Muslim culture due to family background or personal experiences. This group is best described as cultural Muslims, since they are identified by association with a Muslim community rather than Islamic faith or rituals. Cultural Muslim - Muslim culture as opposed to religion. Religious Muslims believe ...

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The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India and was the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. After the independence of India and Pakistan, the League continued as a minor party in India, especially in Kerala, where it is often in government within a coalition with others. In Pakistan, the League formed the country's first government, but disintegrated during the 1950s following an army coup. One or more of factions of the Muslim Lea ...

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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Arabic: الجماعة الأحمدية; transliterated: al-Jamā'a al-Ahmadīya; sometimes called the 'Qadiani' community, after the locality of Qadian, India) is based on the Ahmadiyya movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian in 1889. The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder. (The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, ...

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• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Al-Haaj Maulana Hakeem Nooruddin 1841-1914
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - The Split in 1914
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad 1889-1965
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad 1909-1982
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Tahir Ahmad 1928-2003
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Masroor Ahmad 1950- date

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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam Political Islam • Jihad Liberal Islam< ...

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The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM; Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Muslim Mindanao) of the Philippines is composed of five provinces and one city namely: Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and the Marawi City. Executive Order No. 36 moved Basilan from Region IX and Marawi City from Region XII. Cotabato City is the regional center and the seat of the ARMM regional government, but the city itself is part of Region XII. The region was first created on August 1, 1989 through Republic Act No. 6734 otherwise known as the Organic ...

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Muslim

Follower of the religion of Islam.

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Many English-language writers used to call Muslims Mohammedans or Mahometans, meaning "followers of Mohammed," but this terminology is considered incorrect and insulting by Muslims, because Muslims believe it implies that they worship the prophet Muhammad, contrary to the fundamental principles of Islam itself. This terminology is also seen as too similar to Christians as followers and worshippers of Christ. In addition, Muslims believe that the religion of submitting to God (Islām in Arabic) existed long before the birth of Muhamm ...

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See takfir, Ahmadiyya, Shia, Kharijite, Mu'tazili, Alawites, Druze. Persecution of Muslims - Persecution of and by Mutazilites. In medieval Iraq, the Mu'tazili theological movement instituted a mihna (inquisition) on gaining power, punishing those who would not assent to their claim that the Qur'an was created rather than eternal. The most famous victims of the Mihna were Ahmad Ibn Hanbal who was imprisoned ...

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Some are specialist in non-Islamic jusrisprudence, for example secular or Christian jurisprudence. ...

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For a list of all Muslim scholars, see List of Muslim scholars Muslim scholars - Muslim jurists. For a list of Muslim scholars in the field of Islamic jurisprudence, see List of Muslim jurists Muslim scholars - Muslim comparative religionists. For a list of Muslim scholars in the field of Islamic comparative religion, see List of Muslim comparative religionists Muslim scholars - Muslim scientist. For a list of Muslim scholars in the field of Islamic science, see List of Muslim scientists ...

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See also Ethnic conflict in India. Persecution of Muslims - Violence between Hindus and Muslims. The Sangh Parivar family of organisations, have allegedly been involved in encouraging negative stereotyping of Muslims, and in the 2002 Gujarat violence they were allegedly responsible for encouraging attacks against Muslims in the state of Gujarat. The 2002 riots arose after 59 Hindu pilgrims, including 14 children returning from Ayodhya were killed from what the rioters believed was a firebombing of t ...

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Persecution of Muslims - Discrimination and persecution in the former Soviet Union and in former East Bloc nations. See Pomak, Bulgaria. Enver Hoxha conducted a campaign to extinguish all forms of religion in Albania, a majority Muslim country, in 1967, closing all religious buildings and declaring the state atheist. See Communist and post-Communist Albania. ...

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Persecution of Muslims, Persecution of Muslims - Pagan Arab persecution of Muslims, Persecution of Muslims - Muslim persecution of Muslims, Persecution of Muslims - Persecution of and by Mutazilites, Persecution of Muslims - Sunni-Shi'a conflicts and persecutions, Persecution of Muslims - Persecution of Ahmadiyyas, Persecution of Muslims - Alawites, Persecution of Muslims - Druze, Persecution of Muslims - Persecution by Takfiris, Persecution of Muslims - Christian persecution of Muslims, Persecution of Muslims - Persecution of Muslims during the Crusades, Persecution of Muslims - Persecution of Muslims in medieval Spain, Persecution of Muslims - Muslim casualties of the Civil War in Lebanon, Persecution of Muslims - Secular Western persecution of Muslims, Persecution of Muslims - Discrimination and persecution in the former Yugoslavia, Persecution of Muslims - Increased discrimination of Muslims following September 11 2001, Persecution of Muslims - Communist persecution of Muslims, Persecution of Muslims - Discrimination and persecution in the former Soviet Union and in former East Bloc nations, Persecution of Muslims - Persecution of Muslims in China, Persecution of Muslims - Hindu persecution of Muslims, Persecution of Muslims - Violence between Hindus and Muslims

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