Islam vs Arab - What's the difference?
islam | arab |
A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an .
# (specifically) The Muslim way of life; the collective body or culture of Muslim believers and traditions
Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Gary Younge)
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, title= A Semitic person, whose antecedents were from Arabia
An inhabitant of Arabia
A member of an Arabic-speaking community
A particular breed of horse.
As nouns the difference between islam and arab
is that islam is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an while Arab is a Semitic person, whose antecedents were from Arabia.As an adjective Arab is
of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.islam
English
Alternative forms
* Islaam,Noun
(-) (wikipedia Islam)Synonyms
* Mohammedanism *Hypernyms
* religion, monotheism, AbrahamismCoordinate terms
*See also
* Allah * Hajj * Qur'an * mosque * sharia law * hadithAnagrams
*arab
English
Usage notes
The second pronunciation (with a long "a" sound) is derogatory and used only in the sense of a person.Adjective
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