Muslim

Muslim

A Muslim is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah. Literally, the word means 'one who submits (to God)'. Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which Islm is the infinitive. Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah. Muslims believe that Islam existed long before Muhammad and that the religion had evolved with time from the time of Adam until the time of Muhammad and was completed with the revelation of verse 3 of Surah al-Maeda:
The Qur'an describes many Biblical prophets and messengers as Muslim: Adam, Noah, Moses and Jesus and his apostles. The Qur'an states that these men were Muslims because they submitted to God, preached his message and upheld his values. Thus, in Surah 3:52 of the Qur'an, Jesus' disciples tell Jesus, 'We believe in God; and you be our witness that we submit and obey.'
Most Muslims consider making ritual prayer five times a day a religious duty (fard); Currently, the number of Muslims is estimated to be 1.3 billion.