thompsonx -> RE: Paris under attack (11/19/2015 11:14:29 AM)
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ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1 ORIGINAL: thompsonx How do muslims differ from those of the islamic faith? Islamic faith is a generic umbrella term just like the term christian. Just as Protestant, Catholic, 7th-Day Aventists etc are all Christian; Muslim, Sunni, Shea, Sufi and others fall under the Islamic umbrella. I was making the distinction between specifically "Muslim" that Polite mentioned and my post that refers to Islamics (general term) for those following any branch of Islam. Islamic faith (not necessarily Muslim). You might want to read this. Definition of Islam and Muslim •Islam : the meaning comes from the Arabic verbal noun (like a gerund) s-l-m. When appropriate vowel markers are added the word Islam appears. The etymology of s-l-m is to submit, accept, or surrender. From this comes Islam’s conventional definition of surrender to God. •Muslim : also has its roots in the s-l-m verb. It is a participle of the verb and refers to a person who engages in the act of submission, acceptance, or surrender. Therefore a Muslim is a person who submits to the will of God, or a follower of Islam. http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-islam-and-muslim/ [ETA: Syria had almost 23 million population in 2013, not 11 million. As of 1 January 2015, the population of Syria was estimated to be 23 018 387 people. Source: http://countrymeters.info/en/Syria] My bad...old data, I stand corrected...thanks for disabusing me of my ignorance
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