A Muslim, also
spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based
on the Qur'an—which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to
prophet Muhammad—and, with lesser authority than the Qur'an, the teachings and
practices of Muhammad as recorded in traditional accounts, called hadith.
"Muslim" is an Arabic word meaning "one who submits to
God".
