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Islam gives its people one name: Muslim. The Qur'an says God (﷾) Himself named them Muslims. It tells believers to hold on to Allah's (﷾) rope all together and not to split apart. It tells the Prophet (ﷺ) that he has no part in those who break their religion into sects. Even the honoured names of the Prophet's (ﷺ) companions, the Ansar of Medina and the Emigrants from Mecca, were not allowed to become rival cries. When two men shouted them as party calls in a quarrel, the Prophet (ﷺ) stopped them. So a Muslim needs no other label. Muslim is the whole title.

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