Mumin Explained

Mu'min or mumin (Arabic: مُؤْمِن|muʾmin; Arabic: مُؤْمِنَة) is an Arabic name and Islamic term frequently referenced in the Quran, meaning 'believer'.^[1] Al-Mu'minun (Arabic: المؤمنون, ; 'The Believers') is the 23rd chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an.

In the Quran

Mumin denotes a person who has complete submission to the will of God and has faith firmly established in his heart, i.e. a "faithful Muslim".^[1] Also, it is used as a name and one of the names of God.^[1] The opposite term of iman (faith) is kufr (disbelief), and the opposite of mumin is kafir (disbeliever).^{[2] [3] [4]}

The Quran states:

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

There is a difference between the terms Muslim and mumin. The term mumin is the preferred term used in the Quran to describe monotheistic believers.

See also

• Momin (disambiguation)
• Moomins
• Al-Mu’minoon
• Amir al-Mu'minin
• Moumin Bahdon Farah, Djiboutian politician
• Memon (disambiguation)

External links

• Surah Al-Mu'minun -Quran.com

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Jansen . J. J. G. . 2012 . 1993 . Muʾmin . Bosworth . C. E. . Clifford Edmund Bosworth . van Donzel . E. J. . Emeri Johannes van Donzel . Heinrichs . W. P. . Wolfhart Heinrichs . Lewis . B. . Pellat . Ch. . Charles Pellat . Schacht . J. . Joseph Schacht . . . . 7 . 10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_5493 . 978-90-04-16121-4.
2. Book: Schirrmacher . Christine . 2020 . Chapter 7: Leaving Islam . https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004331471/BP000008.xml?body=pdf-43180 . Enstedt . Daniel . Larsson . Göran . Mantsinen . Teemu T. . Handbook of Leaving Religion . . . Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion . 18 . 10.1163/9789004331471_008 . free . 81–95 . 978-90-04-33092-4 . 1874-6691.
3. Encyclopedia: Adang . Camilla . 2001 . Belief and Unbelief: choice or destiny? . McAuliffe . Jane Dammen . Jane Dammen McAuliffe . . I . . . 10.1163/1875-3922_q3_EQCOM_00025 . 978-90-04-14743-0.
4. Book: Willis . John Ralph . 2018 . 1979 . Studies in West African Islamic History, Volume 1: The Cultivators of Islam . Glossary . https://books.google.com/books?id=rD0sBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA197 . . . 1st . 197 . 9781138238534 . Kufr: Unbelief; non-Muslim belief (Kāfir = a non-Muslim, one who has received no Dispensation or Book; Kuffār plural of Kāfir)..