Mu'min

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Mu'min ( Arabic مؤمن, DMG muʾmin ) is on the one hand a name of God in the Koran (see Koran, sura 59 verse 23), or the Arabic word for “believer” in the sense of “ believe in something ”. The word is the active participle IV of the stem ʾ m n , which is also used in other Semitic languages to express the concept of faith, trust, and protection - see Amen .

In the Qur'an itself, God is called Mu'min, which, due to the etymology of the word mentioned above, can best be translated as "someone who gives protection", which also applies to the word īmān , which occurs for example in the same sura in verse 9 and can best be translated as "granting mutual protection".

In the hadith the term is also used for belief in other concepts, such as muʾmin bi-ʾl-kawkab (believer in astrology ) or ' muʾmin bi-siḥr ' (believer in sorcery), so the context shows whether this means inclusion or exclusion in the Islamic faith. The term is also used in Jewish and Christian scriptures in Arabic for "believer".

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