What do you call someone that believes in Islam?

Answer 1

There are various types of scholars in Islam. Scholar in the general sense is 3aalem (the plural of which is 3ulemaa). However, there are also Imams, Muftis, Sheikhs, Faqihs, and Ayatollahs (in Shiite Islam).

Answer 2

Someone who studies the religion Islam is called a Muslim.

Someone engaged in formal or full time study of Islam is called a "Talib ul Ilm" (Student of Knowledge). Not a Sheikh but studying under one or many.

A Muslim also follows the religion. One can study this or any other religion without necessarily following it or even believing in any god, for academic purposes or simply to understand its believers' point of view.

Answer 3

A person who follows Islam is a Muslim, but a person who studies Islam from an academic point of view, e.g. researches its history, tries to philosophically analyze its doctrines, etc. is called an ISLAMOLOGIST or an ISLAMICIST.

Answer 4

a SHIEK is a Muslim scholar , and someone who has done the walk of mecca is a HAJJ

Answer 5

Islam means peace, surrunder oneself to the Will of Almighty God. A person who follows Islam is called a 'MUSLIM'.

Answer 6

A Muslim or moslem.

Answer 7

Such a person is called a Muslim.

Answer 8

A Muslim.