mu’min. See note to 8:2 by Sam
mu’min. See note to 8:2 by Sam . Qur’anic definition : (al) mu’minūn (sg.: mu’min) (ḥaqqan) — the believers (in truth) . The term al mu’minūn is generally translated (which convention I follow) as the believers . The problem with the idea of belief in English is that it can be associated either with gullibility or with opinion based upon nothing concrete, or it invites the assumption that one who has it has something which defies any analysis. Happily, we have the Qur’an’s definition of the term by which a believer — more specifically ‘a believer in truth’ — can identify himself as such to himself on the basis of set criteria as straightforwardly as can a mechanic or a nurse. Such people, then, have certain qualities: 1. Their hearts fear when God is remembered 2. The reading of God’s proofs (i.e. scripture) increases them in faith 3. They place their trust in God 4. They uphold the duty (to serve him alone, seek h...