Usage Note
Moslem is an older German rendering of 'Muslim'; the form Muslim (undeclined or with -s plural) is now preferred in most registers, though Moslem still appears in older texts. The feminine is Moslemin or Muslimin.
Examples
"Als gläubiger Moslem fastete er im Ramadan."
Natural Translation
As a devout Muslim he fasted during Ramadan.
Literal Translation
As devout Muslim fasted he in-the Ramadan.
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