Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic rasūl ‘messenger’. The Prophet Muhammad is the messenger of Allah (see the Qur’an 48:29).
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 72%. Ghulam (4), Golam (3), Ali (2), Amjad (2), Karim (2), Mohammad (2), Mujahid (2), Naeem (2), Abdul, Abrahim, Aminur, Aziz.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.