Why are Muslims called Muslims?

Question

I know it's a probably a daft question, and I'm probably showing my ignorance, but Christians/Christianity, Jews/Judaism, Buddhists/Buddhism, Hindu/Hinduism etc. So why Muslim/Islam?

Answer 1

The word Muslim [al mussallameen] is an Anglicization of the Arabic word that means the Slave of Allah. You'll find in the Koran.



Hope this helped clear up the confusion.



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Answer 2

That is a very good Q.



"Christians"Never call themselves that in first generations.Same goes for Jews.



As for Buddhists, it is a different story. Their founder is a man not a good. they did not received Revelation from Above.

Muhammed (Peace be up on him) was not founder of Islam. He reserved Revelation from God Al Mighty.

Same goes for Jesus, Abraham, Moses, and many others.Islam is from Adam to last Messenger Muhammed. They were all Muslims.





When you read about Islam you will know why>



All Muslims agree (or let me say 99.9% of them) that a Muslim is the one who



Witnesses that there is no god but one (named Allah) and that Mohammed is the last messenger of Allah.

Prays five times a day (as specified in the prayers time table)

Fasts one month a year (namely the 9th month of the lunar calendar, known as the month of Ramadan).

Pays 2.5% of his annual savings to the poor and the needy (called Zakat)

Performs pilgrimage to Mecca (called Hajj) at least once in his life provided he is capable of doing that.





These are called the five pillars of Islam. The first pillar is a necessary one to be a Muslim because every thing else is based on it, but the other four are reflections of this declaration



By performing the five pillars, you pass the test of your life and enter paradise (Al-janna) after death. But to be an excellent Muslim you have to do more than that. Here are ways to get extra points and make you closer to Allah.

Answer 3

I thought Muslim was an Arab word for a follower of Islam



In English a Muslim was known as a Muhammadan,as in follower of Muhammad,it is only in the past few decades that Muslim has been used in English

Answer 4

Because God All Mighty whom we call in Arabic Allah=The One none else like Him

has named this religion as Islam in the following verse of Quran in one of the few last revealtion to Prophet Mohammad SAW from God::



"This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion". (Soorah Al-Maa'idah 5:3)



"If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah (God) never will It be accepted of Him" (Soorah Aal'imraan 3:85)



"Abraham was not a Jew nor Christian; but an upright Muslim." (Soorah Aal'imraan 3:67)

Answer 5

skill those submitted to God. Islam is the religion not in basic terms taught with the help of Prophet Muhammad, regardless of the undeniable fact that it the way of existence accompanied with the help of Adam onwards and all next prophets alongside with Musses, Jesus and so on in basic terms preached the comparable Islam which became ultimately achieved with the help of Prophet Muhammad. So all previous people who accompanied earlier prophets till coming of prophet Muhammad have been additionally Muslims..

Answer 6

the word Islam in arabic simply means Peace or submission of your will.. we submit our will to only one God,and Islam is like your life layed out for you in Peace and harmony with the universe..



the word muslim.. if you break it down.. slim comes from the same root word as Islam.. meaning peace

and adding the MU onto SLim.. means the people that follow the peace.. the way, those that submit themselves..

Answer 7

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In Arabic we have this thing called "F'al mudarih" which means (essentially) a named verb. When u put a mu- prefix to a verb in Arabic it becomes "the one who's affected" by said verb. E.g. The verb "a'lm" means to know/learn. Mu'alm means "the wise one" / the one who knows/learns. Muslim comes from the verb SLM meaning to give peace. You add the m, making it Muslm / the one who gives peace.

Answer 8

The word Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which islām is the infinitive, based on the triliteral S-L-M "to be whole, intact".



"Muslim" is Arabic word meaning "one who submits to God".



In Surah 3:52 of the Qur'an, Jesus’ disciples tell Jesus, "We believe in God; and you be our witness that we are Muslims (wa-shahad be anna muslimūn).

Answer 9

I believe the word 'muslim' has it's origins in the words 'me slime' which is a closer definition of a true muslim, w-allah, islam and the koran.

Answer 10

Because these two words are Arabic

Answer 11

thats because you mention in english, in quran or hadith general term for muslim is muslimin for men's muslim and muslimat for girl, jazakallah