Muʾmin or mumin (; feminine ) is an Arabic and Islamic term, frequently referenced in the Quran, meaning "believer". It denotes a person who has complete submission to the will of God and has faith firmly established in his heart, i.e. a "faithful Muslim". Also, it is used as a name and one of the names of God in Islam. The opposite term of īmān (faith) is kufr (unbelief), and the opposite of muʾmin is kāfir (unbeliever). In the Quran The Quran states: (An-Nisa ) O you who believe! Believe in Allah, and His Messenger (Muhammad), and the Book (the Quran) which He has sent down to His Messenger, and the Scripture which He sent down to those before (him), and whosoever disbelieves in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Last Day, then indeed he has strayed far away. This verse addresses the believers, exhorting them to believe, implying multiple stages of belief. Difference between Muslim and Muʾmin The term Muʾmin is the preferred term used in the Qur'an to describe monotheistic believers. But the following verse makes a distinction between a Muslim and a believer: (Al-Hujurat ) The Arabs of the desert say, "We believe." (tu/minoo) Say thou: Ye believe not; but rather say, "We profess Islam;" (aslamna) for the faith (al-imanu) hath not yet found its way into your hearts. But if ye obey God and His Apostle, He will not allow you to lose any of your actions, for God is Forgiving, Merciful. Memon people In South Asia, the Muslim converts from Lohana tribe adopted the name Muʾmin pronounced as Memon (or Momin) as their community name. The Memon people, a collection of ethnic groups from the north western part of the South Asia are located in Sindh province in Pakistan and neighboring Gujarat state in India. See also Iman (Islam) Kafir Al-Mu’minoon Muhammad's wives Amir al-Mu'minin Memon people Memons from Kathiawar Sindhi Memons Kutchi Memons Okhai Memons References External links http://quran.com/23 Surat ul Mu'minoon Arabic words and phrases Islamic belief and doctrine Islamic honorifics Islamic terminology Names of God in Islam