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Who are Muslims?
The Arabic word "Muslim" literally means "someone who submits to the will of God".
The message of Islaam is meant for the entire world and anyone who accepts this message becomes a Muslim.
Some people mistakenly believe that Islaam is just a religion for
Arabs, but nothing could be further from the truth, since in actuality
over 80% of the world's Muslims are not Arabs! Even though most Arabs
are Muslims, there are Arabs who are Christians, Jews and atheists.
If one just takes a look at the various peoples who live in the Muslim
World - from Nigeria to Bosnia and from Morocco to Indonesia - it is
easy enough to see that Muslims come from all different races, ethnic
groups and nationalities.
From the very beginning, Islaam had a universal message for all people.
This can be seen in the fact that some of the early companions of the
Prophet Muhammad were not only Arabs, but also Persians, Africans and
Byzantine Romans. Being a Muslim entails complete acceptance and active
obedience to the revealed will of Almighty God.
A Muslim is a person who freely accepts to base his beliefs, values and
faith on the will of Almighty God. In the past, even though you don't
see it as much today, the word "Mohammedans" was often used as a label
for Muslims. This label is a misnomer and is the result of either
wilful distortion or sheer ignorance. One of the reasons for the
misconception is that Europeans were taught for centuries that Muslims
worshipped the Prophet Muhammad in the same way that Christians worship
Jesus. This is absolutely not true since a Muslim is not permitted to
worship anyone or anything besides Almighty God.
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