In the religious sense, Islam means submission to the will of God and obedience to His law.Many people feel, that Islam implies some sort of enslavement to Allah,but others find it more helpful to define the word "Islam" as surrender.
So, if we look at the word ‘Islam’ in this way, we can understand why obeying Allah’s commands and trusting in Allah’s wisdom could bring about peace for a Muslim.
The word does not represent a one-sided relationship, where the believer is enslaved to Allah. Rather, the word Islam indicates a covenant between Allah and his followers, where a Muslim surrenders his or her will to Allah in return for peace or safety.
Everything and every phenomenon in the world other than man is administered totally by God-made laws, i.e. they are obedient to God and submissive to his laws, they are in the State of Islam. Man possesses the qualities of intelligence and choice, thus he is invited to submit to the good will of God and obey His law, i.e, become a Muslim.
Submission to the good will of God, together with obedience to His beneficial Law, i.e, becoming a Muslim, is the best safeguard for man's peace and harmony.
Islam dates back to the age of Adam (pbuh) and its message has been conveyed to man by God's prophets and messengers, including Abraham (pbuh), Moses (pbuh), Jesus(pbuh) and Muhammad (pbuh).
Islam's message has been restored and enforced in the last stage of the religious evolution by God's last prophet and messenger, Muhammad (pbuh).
Islam means Submission. Muslim means one who submitted. Salam means Peace
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