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'''Muhammadan''' (also spelt ''Mohammedan'') is another term for ''Muslim''<ref>"[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/muhammadan muhammadan]." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 16 Aug. 2011.</ref> which is mostly used in the West. Until at least the mid-1960s, many English-language writers used the term Mohammedans or Mahometans.  
'''Muhammadan''' (also spelt ''Mohammedan'') is another term for ''Muslim''<ref>"[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/muhammadan muhammadan]." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 16 Aug. 2011.</ref> which was mostly used in the West. Until at least the mid-1960s, many English-language writers used the term Mohammedans or Mahometans.  
 
Some Muslims object to the term, saying it is offensive as it implies a devotion to [[Muhammad]]. However, Muslims do show an extraordinary amount of devotion to Muhammad, considering only seventeen percent of the [[Qur'an]], [[Sirat Rasul Allah|Sira]], and the [[Hadith]], deal with the words of [[Allah]], while the remaining eighty-three percent refers to the words and actions of Muhammad.<ref>Bill Warner - [http://www.faithfreedom.biz/new-page-128.htm Love versus Fear in the Koran: A Statistical Analysis and Reform According to Golden Rule]</ref>
 
Moreover, following the [[Sunnah]] means having to imitate every little habit of their prophet, even down to his [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Toilet Etiquette|toilet etiquette]]. On the other hand, the word "[[kafir]]" can be offensive to non-Muslims. 


Some Muslims object to the term, saying it is offensive as it implies a devotion to [[Muhammad]]. Though, it would appear to have been an honest mistake, as Muslims do show an extraordinary amount of devotion to Muhammad, since following the [[Sunnah]] means imitate every little habit of the prophet, down to his [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Toilet Etiquette|toilet etiquette]]. Moreover, only seventeen percent of the [[Qur'an]], [[Sirat Rasul Allah|Sira]], and the [[Hadith]], deal with the words of [[Allah]], while the remaining eighty-three percent refers to the words and actions of Muhammad.<ref>Bill Warner - [http://www.faithfreedom.biz/new-page-128.htm Love versus Fear in the Koran: A Statistical Analysis and Reform According to Golden Rule]</ref>
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Muhammadan (also spelt Mohammedan) is another term for Muslim[1] which was mostly used in the West. Until at least the mid-1960s, many English-language writers used the term Mohammedans or Mahometans.

Some Muslims object to the term, saying it is offensive as it implies a devotion to Muhammad. Though, it would appear to have been an honest mistake, as Muslims do show an extraordinary amount of devotion to Muhammad, since following the Sunnah means imitate every little habit of the prophet, down to his toilet etiquette. Moreover, only seventeen percent of the Qur'an, Sira, and the Hadith, deal with the words of Allah, while the remaining eighty-three percent refers to the words and actions of Muhammad.[2]

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  1. "muhammadan." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 16 Aug. 2011.
  2. Bill Warner - Love versus Fear in the Koran: A Statistical Analysis and Reform According to Golden Rule