HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Muslim
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Christian
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Jew
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The followers of Islam are called are called Muslim, which means “those who have surrendered themselves", or “believers” of the Divine message. Historically one became a Muslim by following the teachings of Mohammed.
Detailed explanation-2: -People who follow the religion of Islam are called Muslims.
Detailed explanation-3: -Apostasy is called irtidād (which means relapse or regress) or ridda in Islamic literature. An apostate is called murtadd, which means ‘one who turns back’ from Islam.
Detailed explanation-4: -Islam is the name of the religion that Muslims practice.
Detailed explanation-5: -The adherents of Sunni Islam are referred to in Arabic as ahl as-sunnah wa l-jamāʻah ("the people of the Sunnah and the community") or ahl as-Sunnah for short. In English, its doctrines and practices are sometimes called Sunnism, while adherents are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis, Sunnites and Ahlus Sunnah.