What Is A Muslim?

the other day, i was asked what my religion was. when i replied by saying "Islam" the person nearly had a heart attack. i then said "I am a muslim" then this person calmed down a bit. then the person said "I thought you said Islam then" and laughed. i too laughed but not for the same reason. i laughed because i was amazed at how little this person knew about islam.

so what is the difference between a Muslim and an Islamist?

well first of all i must start by saying that there is no such thing as an Islamist and that Islam is not just a religion, it is a complete way of life that tells you exactly how to live the life that god has blessed you with. How many other religions do you know that tell you exactly how to get dressed and even how to clean up after your self after visiting the lavatory? (by the way, the holy prophet said to use no less that three Peebles which translated into modern times would be no less that three wipes with toilet paper) LOL!!!

any way, the Arabic language is a little bit different to the way you write things in english. in English if you want to say that some one is 'doing' something, you would add the letters 'er' to the end of the word. for example; Bake - Baker, Jump - Jumper, Sing - Singer.
in the Arabic Language, you add the letter 'Mu' to the start of the word. for example, the person who does the Adhan (call to prayer) is a Muadhan, and like wise, person who does Islam is a Muislam.
this word Muislam slowly got changed into Muslim due to different pronunciations.

so to conclude, there is NO difference between a Muslim and Islam and a Muslim is very simply a person who does (practices) Islam.