The Muslim community is not the same as al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda is an extremist and violent group dedicated to the overthrow of moderate values. Just as most Christians would not want to be associated with extremist Christian groups, most Muslims would certainly not want to be associated with al-Qaeda.
Ummah
Umma
Generally a Muslim elder is referred to as the Imam (Arabic meaning 'a leader' of a community, mosque, or country).
In Islam, a wish is called du'aa. At the end of a muslim's prayer we always make a du'aa. At the end of the wish (du'aa) you always say Ameen.
There is no language called 'Muslim'. So, nothing called Muslim translation. You may specify Arabic, French, Italian ... translation but not Muslim translation.
Muhammad died in A.D. 632, and conflicts began in this Muslim community over who should be the caliph, or successor to the Messenger of God. A powerful group of Muslim leaders chose the new leader, but disagreements continued.
The building for a Muslim prayer is called a Mosque
Muslims. Not Mozlems or Moslems
Followers of Islamic religion are called Muslims.
They are called Muslim Shiites or Muslim Shiias
My mother always called ecchymoses "black and blue marks."
There is no Muslim community that believes the position of Caliph should be a democratically elected leader like a President. Conversely, the SUNNI MUSLIMS argue that educated elders, representing the different sections of the community, should elect the Caliph by majority vote. However, following the ascension of Caliph Omar to power without such a vote, the Sunnis abandoned a formal voting mechanism.