Muslim
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adjective
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Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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I wanted to help them find their own answers, and I initially took them to two nearby houses of worship, one Muslim and one Christian.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
Mamdani was born and raised in Uganda and is New York's first Muslim and Asian-American mayor.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The streets were busy with shoppers who had broken their fasts ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The festival, celebrated across the Muslim world, is usually marked with the slaughter of a sheep, with some of the meat given to the needy.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
There were even other Muslim students in the mix, so I didn’t stand out at all.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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