Muslim

A Muslim (Arabic: ????) is an adherent of Islam. Literally, the word means someone who has submitted him or herself to God.

Pronunciation and spelling

Until recently the word was also spelled Moslem. Muslims do not recommend this spelling because it is often pronounced "mawzlem," which sounds somewhat similar to an Arabic word for "oppressor" (Za'lem in Arabic). A common mispronunciation of the word Muslim is ?muz-lim?. That is, the letter "s" is pronounced as a "z." Instead, the word should be pronounced as it is written, "mus-lim."

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