Q: Please, illustrate to me the meaning of Islam.

A: Islam means total submission to Allah (Exalted be He) through belief in His Oneness, and showing subservient and servile obedience to Him. This is the meaning of Islam.

The Arabic root word ‘Aslama' means to show submission and surrender to someone and obey his commands. Accordingly, Islam means surrender and submission to Allah's Will by means of believing in His Oneness, being devoted to Him, obeying His commandments and abandoning what He has prohibited. Such is Islam, about which Allah (Exalted be He) says: (Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam.)

Besides, a Muslims are thus called as they show complete submission to Allah and obey Him, abiding by His Commandments and refraining from what He has prohibited.

Islam is also a name for all the Commandments of Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger (peace be upon him), including Salah (Prayer), Sawm (fast), Zakah (obligatory charity), Hajj (pilgrimage), faith and so on. Such categories fall under Islam.

In this regard, Allah (Exalted be He) says: (This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.)

He (Glorified be He) also says: (And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers, )

Therefore, a Muslim is a person who submits himself to Allah (Exalted be He) as far as words, practical behavior and belief are concerned. In other words, Islam stands for total submission to and abidance by His Commandments in all aspects of life.

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Source: English Translations of Collection of “Noor ala Al-Darb” Programs, Volume 1. By: Sheikh `Abdul `Aziz Bin `Abdullah ibn `AbdulRahman ibn Bazz (May Allah forgive and reward al-Firdouse to him and his parents).He was The Mufti of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Chairman of Department of Scholarly Research and Ifta’
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رحمه الله رحمة واسعة

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Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

by Michael H. Hart

My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.
Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world's great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and pervasive.
The majority of the persons in this book had the advantage of being born and raised in centers of civilization, highly cultured or politically pivotal nations. Muhammad, however, was born in the year 570, in the city of Mecca, in southern Arabia, at that time a backward area of the world, far from the centers of trade, art, and learning. Orphaned at age six, he was reared in modest surroundings. Islamic tradition tells us that he was illiterate. His economic position improved when, at age twenty-five, he married a wealthy widow. Nevertheless, as he approached forty, there was little outward indication that he was a remarkable person.
Most Arabs at that time were pagans, who believed in many gods. There were, however, in Mecca, a small number of Jews and Christians; it was from them no doubt that Muhammad first learned of a single, omnipotent God who ruled the entire universe. When he was forty years old, Muhammad became convinced that this one true God (Allah) was speaking to him, and had chosen him to spread the true faith.
For three years, Muhammad preached only to close friends and associates. Then, about 613, he began preaching in public. As he slowly gained converts, the Meccan authorities came to consider him a dangerous nuisance. In 622, fearing for his safety, Muhammad fled to Medina (a city some 200 miles north of Mecca), where he had been offered a position of considerable political power.
This flight, called the Hegira, was the turning point of the Prophet's life. In Mecca, he had had few followers. In Medina, he had many more, and he soon acquired an influence that made him a virtual dictator. During the next few years, while Muhammad s following grew rapidly, a series of battles were fought between Medina and Mecca. This was ended in 630 with Muhammad's triumphant return to Mecca as conqueror. The remaining two and one-half years of his life witnessed the rapid conversion of the Arab tribes to the new religion. When Muhammad died, in 632, he was the effective ruler of all of southern Arabia.
The Bedouin tribesmen of Arabia had a reputation as fierce warriors. But their number was small; and plagued by disunity and internecine warfare, they had been no match for the larger armies of the kingdoms in the settled agricultural areas to the north. However, unified by Muhammad for the first time in history, and inspired by their fervent belief in the one true God, these small Arab armies now embarked upon one of the most astonishing series of conquests in human history. To the northeast of Arabia lay the large Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanids; to the northwest lay the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman Empire, centered in Constantinople. Numerically, the Arabs were no match for their opponents. On the field of battle, though, the inspired Arabs rapidly conquered all of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine. By 642, Egypt had been wrested from the Byzantine Empire, while the Persian armies had been crushed at the key battles of Qadisiya in 637, and Nehavend in 642.
But even these enormous conquests-which were made under the leadership of Muhammad's close friends and immediate successors, Abu Bakr and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab -did not mark the end of the Arab advance. By 711, the Arab armies had swept completely across North Africa to the Atlantic Ocean There they turned north and, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, overwhelmed the Visigothic kingdom in Spain.

Alhamdulillah. We thank Allah for the gift of Islam. Islam a unique religion that provides a solution to every problem. Islam that the Kuffar have been trying to suppress but in vain. Islam which is slowly but surely taking over Europe, the land of the crusaders. Islam a true religion in which there is no contradiction whatsoever. Islam that others don't want to hear about but they can do nothing except ranting on the Seun's server... I can go on. Alhamdulillah!

Point Of Correction, Islam Means PEACE

رحمه الله رحمة واسعة

Sagelegend:
رحمه الله رحمة واسعة[/

Why typing in monkey language ?
Are u a monkey ?

ISLAMBAD:


Why typing in monkey language ?
Are u a monkey ?

who be this guy nah!

drizslim:
The correct definition of Islam is peace & love but extremist don't perceive that

Which peace and love? Or you mean the type the prophet practiced with ......

FiftyFifty:
Alhamdulillah. We thank Allah for the gift of Islam. Islam a unique religion that provides a solution to every problem. Islam that the Kuffar have been trying to suppress but in vain. Islam which is slowly but surely taking over Europe, the land of the crusaders. Islam a true religion in which there is no contradiction whatsoever. Islam that others don't want to hear about but they can do nothing except ranting on the Seun's server... I can go on. Alhamdulillah!

People are leaving Islam in droves. Don't be decided by propaganda

Mikecold:
what has islam you are blabbing contributed to the world in terms of technology, science and human advancement?

You are talking of entering europe because only because it is a tolerant society advanced with christian crusader values, can that tolerance be reciprocated in arab countries that even its own citizens are prisioners?


If the world was to all be islamic were would we have been today stone age.

You should be burying your head in shame because outside God given oil (which is killing our environment) there is nothing islam has contributed to the world except violence, suppression

Please my friend note the fact that ALGEBRA was invented and named by Muslim in the name of Muhammad Al Khwarizmi, so also chemistry was invented by the father of ancient chemistry in the name Jabir ibn hayyan. If you are in doubt google.

My friend please always watch your word and if you want argue or criticised be wise and logical.

marvin906:
the only meaning I can think of is.. booooooooooooooooooommmmmmm.. and that's the true meaning and definition

dumb asf