Muslims vs. Arabs — What's the Difference?

Muslims (Arabic: مسلم‎, romanized: Muslim) are people who follow or practice Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. The derivation of "Muslim" is from an Arabic word meaning "submitter (to God)".

The Arabs (singular Arab ; singular Arabic: عَرَبِيٌّ‎, ISO 233: ‘arabī, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕarabi], plural Arabic: عَرَبٌ‎, ISO 233: ‘arab, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕarab] (listen)) also known as the Arab People are group of ethnicities mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Indian Ocean islands (including the Comoros), and Southern Europe (like Sicily, Malta, and formerly in Al-Andalus / Iberian Peninsula). The Arab diaspora is established around the world in significant numbers, in the Americas, Western Europe, Indonesia, Turkey, India and Iran.

Also Mos·lem (mŏzləm, mŏs-) A believer in or adherent of Islam.

A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia, whose language and Islamic religion spread widely throughout the Middle East and northern Africa from the seventh century.

A member of the Nation of Islam; a Black Muslim.

A member of an Arabic-speaking people.

An Arabian horse.