Islam means fully surrendering oneself to Allah and following His instruction in order to reach peace — peace with Allah, peace within oneself, and peace with God’s creations. The three-letter Arabic root S (س -(L (ل -(M (م (creates words with associated meanings such as
“surrender,” “submission,” “commitment,” and “peace,” among many others. Islam is the way of referring to the monotheistic religion revealed to Muhammad ibn (son of) Abdullah between the years 610 and 632 CE.
The Qur’an, the sacred scripture revealed to Muhammad, gave Islam its name. Islam is not a new religion for believers. Rather, it is the most recent reiteration of the fundamental message of God’s Oneness, that has been a motif throughout earlier monotheistic religious traditions Though Islam is recognized as a religion, its believers – who make up one-fifth of the world’s population – see it is considerably broader terms. Islam is practiced as a full and natural way of life, meant to bring God into the center of one’s mind, and therefore one’s existence, beyond belief in certain doctrines and the execution of key ceremonial actions. Islam is, in essence, a
worldview founded on worship in the One God and obedience to His prohibitions.
According to Quran:
“Submission to God’s will” is the meaning of the word “Islam.” Muslims are those who follow Islam. Muslims are monotheists who believe in a single, all-knowing God, known in Arabic as Allah. Islamists want to live a life in which they are completely faithful to Allah.
With 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide, Islam is the world’s second-largest religion after Christianity. Despite its older origins, experts generally date the birth of Islam to the seventh century, making it the most recent of the major global faiths. Islam began during the prophet Muhammad’s lifetime in Mecca, in modern-day Saudi Arabia. Today, the faith is quickly growing over the globe.
