What is a the difference between muslim and islam ?

philkool | 22:57 Wed 16th Jun 2010 | Religion & Spirituality

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I am english and not religeous at all but i dont understand why an indian, a pakistani, an iraqi, etc are muslim and islam

hahaha!

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naomi24

To put it simply, Islam is the name of the religion - Muslims are the people of the religion. The people of Islam are all Muslims regardless of their home country.

tamborine

Christians believe in Christianity, Catholics believe in Catholicism, Jews believe in Judiasm, Buddhists believe in Buddhism and.........muslims believe in Islam; doesn't follow does it - they're confused as well, lol

WaldoMcFroog

Er, are you on the fundy fringe of Christianity, Tamborine, because the last time I looked, Catholicism was a Christian demonination.

I realise it gets in the way of a cheap jibe, but you might like to be aware that 'Muslim' is an active participle from the same verb from which 'Islam' is the infinitive, so your point is wrong.

philkool

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Are there any muslim Athiests ?

Mosaic

By definition, if you are a muslim you accept the will of god. Therefore you are not an atheist.

ummmm

I know a Muslim who became a born again Christian....he didn't 'come out' until his parents died....how sad is that?

philkool

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Come out of where ?

ummmm

Come out as being a Christian.

philkool

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Why did he fear his parents would cut his head off ?

ummmm

I don't know....being disowned probably.

beso

How sad they substituted one mind-twisting myth with another.

ummmm

One, in my opinion, is better than the other.

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ummmm

Or too scared not to...

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trt

Most Muslims only appreciate their own religion.
If you are Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist or of any other religion you are not normal in their eyes.
Its a terrible religion to be part of IMO.

Nosha123

there is only one god and that god is Allah...

that is - if you choose to believe what the Muslims in a town centre near me where preaching...

how ignorant of Allah to be so unnaccepting of other faiths!

squarebear

"Are there any muslim Athiests ? "

Best question of the week so far.

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