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mumin

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[moo-min] / ˈmu mɪn /

noun

Islam.
  1. one of the devout.


Etymology

Origin of mumin

< Arabic: believer

Example Sentences

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Defense officials believe a Somali, Abdul Qadir Mumin, is now the group’s global leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The authorities in Puntland and unnamed US officials say IS-Somalia's leader, the orange-bearded, bespectacled Abdulqadir Mumin, is now the global head of IS.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

The Reading School District opened its school year with a video featuring a pep talk from 9-year-old Jermaine Edwards II, stepping in to deliver the year-opening address typically given by Superintendent Dr. Khalid Mumin.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2020

Ibrahim Mumin, 68, a development consultant who has lived on Sixth Street NW since 1976, struggles to make sense of the violence.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2015

My own affair of Sarāwak meets with some opposition from Mumin, who is decidedly friendly to Macota.

From The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy by Keppel, Henry

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