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Moderate Muslim
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<p> Moderate Muslim and Moderate Islam are terms that are used within religious and political discourse to describe the obverse of <a href="/facts/Islamic_extremism/9MJ2EzQp">Islamic extremism</a> and imply that supporting <a href="/facts/Islamic_terrorism/aDNpLB1X">Islamic terrorism</a> is the characteristic of extremist groups within Islam, and the moderate groups of Muslims denounce extremist violence such as <a href="/facts/Islamic_terrorism/aDNpLB1X">Islamic terrorism</a>, <a href="/facts/Jihadism/FaY0bQcQ">Jihadism</a> and <a href="/facts/Islamic_extremism/9MJ2EzQp">radical Islamism</a>. </p><p>Moderation in Islam and moderate Islam are also terms that occur as interpretation of the Islamic concept of <a href="/facts/Wasatiyyah_(Islamic_term)/BKmmytah">moderation</a> as well as <i>Iqtisad</i> (<a href="/facts/Arabic_language/A1e66hVV">Arabic</a>: اقتصاد, <a href="/facts/Literal_translation/0cF1oFRh">lit.</a> 'Frugality') and <i>Wasat</i> (<a href="/facts/Arabic_language/A1e66hVV">Arabic</a>: وسط, <a href="/facts/Literal_translation/0cF1oFRh">lit.</a> 'Centre'). The Islamic concept of moderation are mentioned in the Quran, and is used to describe the Muslim community: </p> <p>And thus we have made you a moderate community that you will be witnesses over the people.</p>— <a href="/facts/Al-Baqara/NQ6IKIqv">Al-Baqara</a>, 2: 143 <p>Moderate views, in the first sense, are widespread according to opinion polls. A majority in eleven Sunni Muslim countries is very negative towards the <a href="/facts/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant/agpVzR4K">Islamic State</a>. Moderate perceptions are especially common among Muslims in the <a href="/facts/Western_world/UQl4e7du">Western world</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Euroislam/Q5Sq9oxB">Islam in Europe</a>. Among <a href="/facts/Americans/srd9GJ5U">American</a> Muslims, 82 percent (2017) are concerned about Muslim global extremism, 81 percent believe that suicide bombing can never be justified, and 48 percent believe Muslim leaders have not done enough to prevent extremism (2011). </p>