Why are believes in Islam called Muslims?

Answer 1

Hey there. I guess I can answer ur question (I hope I'm not too late =D)

In English you have "Christ" + ian = "Christian" (= follower of the Christ) and "Christian" + ity = Christianity (= the religion of the Christ and Christians), right?

In Arabic it's a bit different.

First we had the verb "Aslam" which literally means "peacefully submitted" (i.e. to submit oneself peacefully to God).

Then turning it into a noun, we convert the "A" into an "I" so we get "Islam", i.e. the religion of submission to God.

To indicate the doer of an action, we don't usually add "-ian" or "-er" but rather use an "M" + a "u" instead of the first vowel in the verb, then an "i" sound before the last letter, and thus we have "Muslim"

Than all of this was, as u can see, borrowed from Arabic into English.

I hope u find this helpful.

Yomn

Answer 2

it's like saying why are followers of Judaism called Jews or Jewish. Islam is derived from the Arabic word salima which simply means peace and Muslim means, someone who submits their will to the will of god.

Answer 3

The word Islam literally translates in English to "become peaceful, acceptance, submission, self-surrender

As for Muslim, it means literally "submission" but has the connotation of a peaceful submission before God. It is a choice, as well.

I got my information from the book "No God but God", written by Reza Aslan. Aslan is an American Muslim and a prominent religious scholar that studied at Harvard.

Answer 4

A Muslim, sometimes spelled Moslemis a follower of the religion of ISLAM a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the Quran. Muslims consider the Quran to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. They also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad as recorded in traditional accounts called hadith."Muslim" is an Arabic word meaning "one who submits (to God)". A female Muslim is sometimes called a "Muslimah".

In defining Muslim, the Sufi spiritual leader Ibn Arabi said:

A Muslim is a person who has dedicated his worship exclusively to God...Islam means making one's religion and faith God's alone.

Answer 5

Islam means full submission to God, the one and only one God. Followers of Islam are called Muslims which means those who are fully surrendering to God.