''Muʾmin'' or ''mumin'' ( ar, مؤمن, muʾmin; feminine ) is an

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

and

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, frequently referenced in the

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, meaning "believer". It denotes a person who has complete submission to the will of

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and has faith firmly established in his heart, i.e. a "faithful Muslim". Also, it is used as a name and one of the

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. The opposite term of '' īmān'' (faith) is ''kufr'' (unbelief), and the opposite of ''muʾmin'' is ''

kāfir Kafir ( ar, كافر '; plural ', ' or '; feminine '; feminine plural ' or ') is an Arabic and Islamic term which, in the Islamic tradition, refers to a person who disbelieves in God as per Islam, or denies his authority, or rejects ...

'' (unbeliever).

In the Quran

The Quran states:

( An-Nisa ) O you who believe! Believe in Allah, and His Messenger (Muhammad), and the Book (the Quran) which He has sent down to His Messenger, and the Scripture which He sent down to those before (him), and whosoever disbelieves in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Last Day, then indeed he has strayed far away.

This verse addresses the believers, exhorting them to believe, implying multiple stages of belief.

Difference between Muslim and ''Muʾmin''

The term ''Muʾmin'' is the preferred term used in the Qur'an to describe monotheistic believers. But the following verse makes a distinction between a Muslim and a believer:

( Al-Hujurat ) The Arabs of the desert say, "We believe." (tu/minoo) Say thou: Ye believe not; but rather say, "We profess Islam;" (aslamna) for the faith ( al-imanu) hath not yet found its way into your hearts. But if ye obey God and His Apostle, He will not allow you to lose any of your actions, for God is Forgiving, Merciful.

Memon people

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, the Muslim converts from

Lohana Lohana, also referred to as Loharana, Thakkar and Lohrana, are an Indian trading or mercantile '' jāti''. Lohanas claim to be descendants of the Lava, son of Rama, and to descend from the Raghuvanshi dynasty.Lachaier, Pierre. "Cérémonies D'ho ...

tribe adopted the name ''Muʾmin'' pronounced as ''Memon'' (or ''Momin'') as their community name. The

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, a collection of ethnic groups from the north western part of the

are located in

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province in

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and neighboring

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state in

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In the Quran

Difference between Muslim and ''Muʾmin''

Memon people

See also

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