Muslims
Followers of Islam
Muslims are followers of Islam, the monotheistic religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century.
The word comes from Arabic meaning "one who submits"—specifically to God (Allah).
Muslims constitute nearly a quarter of the world's population, with the largest populations in Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Muslims observe Ramadan by fasting during daylight hours.
Islamic ritual prayer
- prayerAddress to deity
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- imamMuslim religious guide
- QuranIslam's central scripture
ablution · minaret · muezzin · congregation · Friday · prostration · recitation
Islam's central scripture
- AllahArabic name for God
- monotheismBelief in one god
- MeccaIslam's most sacred city
- KaabaSacred cube in Mecca
Muhammad · mosque · tawhid · prophet · revelation · believer · submission · halal
Ninth Islamic month
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- EidIslamic holy celebration
- HajjIslamic pilgrimage obligation
- zakatObligatory Islamic charity donation
iftar · pilgrimage · charity · almsgiving · sacrifice · Eid al-Fitr · Eid al-Adha · Ashura
salah
Islamic ritual prayer
Quran · ablution · minaret · muezzin · congregation · Friday · prostration · recitation
Quran
Islam's central scripture
- AllahArabic name for God
- monotheismBelief in one god
- MeccaIslam's most sacred city
Muhammad · Kaaba · mosque · tawhid · prophet · revelation · believer · submission · halal · haram
Ramadan
Ninth Islamic month
zakat · iftar · pilgrimage · charity · almsgiving · sacrifice · Eid al-Fitr · Eid al-Adha · Ashura
hijab
Muslim woman's headscarf
halal · beard · kufi · thobe · convert · revert · diaspora · minority · immigrant · community
Sunni
Islam's largest branch adherent
Indonesian · Pakistani · Turkish · Bosnian · African · Malaysian · Persian · Uyghur · Bengali · Somali
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- IslamAllah, Quran, Muhammad, Mecca, Ramadan
- minoritiesethnic minorities, religious minorities, minority rights, Roma, Kurds
- MuslimsSunni, Shia, faithful, believers, converts
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
Muslimsnon-Muslims
People of other religions
infidels · kafirs · unbelievers · Christians · Jews
Muslimsatheists
Those without religious faith
non-believers · agnostics · secularists · infidels · kafirs
- Muslim communityAdherents of Islam collectively
- Muslim communitiesGroups practicing Islamic faith
- Muslim weddingIslamic marriage ceremony
- Muslim worldIslamic civilization collectively
- Muslim BrotherhoodTransnational Sunni Islamist organization
- Sunni MuslimsLargest Islamic branch