A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم‎; /ˈmʊslɨm/ MOOS-lim or English pronunciation: /ˈmʌzlɨm/ MUZ-lim) or Moslem 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. 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.Other Muslims, for example the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, are also well known as being an organised and a disciplined community

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-Ma'ida. 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-Ma'ida:

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 20% of an estimated 2009 world population of 6.8 billion, with 60% in Asia and 20% of Muslims living in the Middle East and North Africa.

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A Muslim is a follower of the Islamic faith, known to most medieval people as a Saracen.^[1]

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• ... any Muslim working with the Americans in Afghanistan was no longer a Muslim, but a "munafiq," a pretend Muslim. It was written in the Quran...
  • Robert Baer regarding the indoctrinations of the Taliban, "A Talk With a Suicide Bomber", Time (magazine), Jul. 20, 2007. URL accessed on 2007-07-23.
  • "A Talk with a Suicide Bomber", Jihad Watch, July 22, 2007. URL accessed on 2007-07-23.

• Islam does not permit a non-Muslim to rule over Muslims.
  • Muslim Brotherhood Leader in Sudan Sheik Sadeq Abdallah bin Al-Majed Prohibits Vaccination of Children and Declares: Darfur Crisis Is a Conspiracy by Jews and Freemasons. (July 28, 2007).
  • . Muslim Brotherhood Leader in Sudan Sheik Sadeq Abdallah bin Al-Majed Prohibits Vaccination of Children and Declares: Darfur Crisis Is a Conspiracy by Jews and Freemasons.

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