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Is there any difference between "muslim" and "moslim" other than spelling?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The difference is in the way people write the transliteration of the Arabic word. The CORRECT way to spell it in English transliteration would be MUSLIM... as the "U" in the word is not pronounced like the "o". The "U" would sound like the double o in "took", the way the mouth positions itself when saying "took" is the same as using the "U"... however, when somebody pronounces it Moslim, the mouth is positioned like when somebody says "ah"... which is not the correct way to say the "U" in Muslim.

    Also, it is INCORRECT the way people often times use a "z" in place of the "S" in MUSLIM. When saying the word MUSLIM, there is no "Z" sound when pronouncing the word. The "S" is supposed to be pronounced as an "S" (i.e., stand, snow, stairs, etc.... one wouldn't pronounce these words as ztand, znow or ztairs).

    It's MUSSSSSS-LIM... not MOOO-ZLUM, or MAWZLUM, or MAWZLIM (as the word above sounds when spelled "moslim")

    I pray that made sense, insha'ALLAAH (GOD willing).

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes.

    If you were to say them, it wouldn't really make a difference because they'd basically sound the same or similar, however...

    Some muslims or people who practice Islam can find the spelling "moslim'' or "moslem" offensive.

    I think you should just stick to Muslim really.

    hope this helped.

  • James
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    There is no difference. English spellings of Arabic (or other foreign) words vary because different people transliterate differently. That's why we have "Muslim" and "Moslem." There are many words like that that have multiple spellings: Muhammad / Mohammed, Quran / Koran.

    EDIT: For the naysayers, I should point out that even one of the grand ayatollahs, Malakouti, uses "Moslem" as the spelling of his first name.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Some muslims find the "moslem" spelling offensive (as it is usually used by ignorant people in rants). Muslim is the preferred spelling and should be used.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Actually in Arabic it is Musslim or Muslimah

    While in Persian and Urdu it is Mussalama'an

    In German it is Möslem

    In French Muslaman (n is not Prononced)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    in arabic it is M.S.L.M since vowels are not written (normally) so in transliteration it can be "muslim" "moslem", although i have noticed that generally these days the spelling "muslim" is preferred, especially in more academic situations.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well, in Persian it is Mosalman and in my language Azeri it is Musalman and in Turkish it is Muslima and in Arabic it's Muslim and in English it is Muslim.

    Source(s): Multilingual Muslim
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sure there is Difference

    We r Muslims..Not Moslem..

    If you say use a word wrong that wrong doesnt makes any sense..

    suppose you use "Amercians" as "Amorocorns" will it makes any sense?

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Yes, there's a difference.

    The former is correct (when it's capitalized).

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