Moslems
Followers of Islam
Moslems is an older spelling of Muslims, referring to followers of Islam.
The spelling reflects earlier English transliteration from Arabic.
While not incorrect, Muslim has become the standard form since the late twentieth century, and Moslem now appears dated or uninformed: The Moslems of the Ottoman Empire.
Islam's central scripture
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
- ShiiteImam-following Muslim branch
- SufiMuslim spiritual seeker
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
imam · minaret · sharia · sunnah · hadith · Muhammad · madrasa · mufti
Address to deity
- salatIslamic obligatory prayer
- hajjMuslim pilgrimage to Mecca
- zakatObligatory Islamic charity donation
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
Ramadan · iftar · muezzin · jummah · pilgrimage · Mecca · Medina
Muslim woman's headscarf
- niqabVeil concealing the face
- halalPermitted under Islamic law
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
keffiyeh · kufi · thobe · abaya · henna · oud · geometric · tile
Assembled group of worshippers
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- minoritySmaller part of whole
majority · immigrant · convert · revert · observant · devout · practicing · moderate
Quran
Islam's central scripture
mosque · imam · minaret · sharia · sunnah · hadith · Muhammad · madrasa · mufti · fatwa
prayer
Address to deity
- salatIslamic obligatory prayer
- hajjMuslim pilgrimage to Mecca
- zakatObligatory Islamic charity donation
fasting · Ramadan · iftar · muezzin · jummah · pilgrimage · Mecca · Medina
hijab
Muslim woman's headscarf
- niqabVeil concealing the face
- halalPermitted under Islamic law
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
arabesque · keffiyeh · kufi · thobe · abaya · henna · oud · geometric · tile · dome
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
minority · majority · immigrant · convert · revert · observant · devout · practicing · moderate · orthodox
Moslemskafirs
Non-Muslims, in Arabic terminology
non-Muslims · atheists · non-believers · infidels · apostates