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Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam |
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religious person a person who manifests devotion to a deity
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islam,
muslimism the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
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islamist an orthodox Muslim
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jihadist a Muslim who is involved in a jihad
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shi'ite,
shi'ite muslim,
shia muslim,
shiite,
shiite muslim a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
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sunni muslim,
sunnite,
sunni a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
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moor open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
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assassin a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
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begum a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan
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calif,
caliph,
kalif,
kaliph,
khalif,
khalifah the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"
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fakeer,
fakir,
faqir,
faquir a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
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hakeem,
hakim a Muslim physician
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hakim a Muslim physician
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imam,
imaum (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
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mujahid a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad
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mujtihad an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts
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mollah,
mulla,
mullah a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
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muslimah a Muslim woman
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saracen (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
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sufi a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran
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wahabi,
wahhabi a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"
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Muslim - of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art" |
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Moslem,
Islamic |