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 make no difference between them, and to him are we resigned (i.e. Muslims). Whoso desireth any other religion than Islám, that religion shall never be accepted of him, and in the next world he shall be lost."

There are three words used by Muhammadan writers for religion, namely, Dín, Millat, and Mazhab; and in the Kitáb-ut-Tárífát the difference implied in these words is said to be as follows:—Dín as it stands in its relation to God, e.g. Dín-Ullah, the religion of God; Millat, as it stands in relation to a prophet or lawgiver, e.g. Millat-i-Ibrahím, the religion of Abraham; and Mazhab as it stands in relation to the divines of Islám, e.g. Mazhab-i-Hanafí, the religion of Hanífa. The expression Dín, however, is of general application.

Those who profess the religion of Islám are called Musalmáns, Muslims, or Momins.

Ahl-i-Kitáb, "the people of the Book," is used for Muhammadans, Jews, and Christians.