The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1590 page)
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Muhammadans
,
Mohammedans, Mahotmetans
.
,
Mohammedans, Mahotmetans
.
Westernized terms for Muslims, both inaccurate and offensive, because they suggest that Muslims are followers of
Mu
ammad
, rather than worshippers of God; and also because
al-Mu
ammad
ya
(‘Muhammadians’) are members of sects regarded as heretical by mainstream Islam (though in Indonesia it is the name of an orthodox reforming movement, which has adapted Western institutions, e.g. Boy Scouts, to Muslim ends).
Mu
ammad, rather than worshippers of God; and also because
al-Mu
ammadya(‘Muhammadians’) are members of sects regarded as heretical by mainstream Islam (though in Indonesia it is the name of an orthodox reforming movement, which has adapted Western institutions, e.g. Boy Scouts, to Muslim ends).
Mu
ammad b. Ism
‘
l
(Sh
‘ite Imam):
ammad b. Ism‘l(Sh
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