Islam is the religion articulated by the Qur’an, a book considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of the single incomparable God. Muslims believe that God revealed his final message to humanity through the Islamic prophet Muhammad via the archangel Gabriel. For them, Muhammad was God’s final prophet and the Qur’an is the holy book of revelations he received over more than two decades.
In Islam, prophets are men selected by God to be his messengers. Muslims believe that prophets are human and not divine, though some are able to perform miracles to prove their claim. Islamic prophets are considered to be the closest to perfection of all humans, and are uniquely the recipients of divine revelation—either directly from God or through angels.
The word Islam is a homograph, having multiple meanings, and a trilateral of the word salaam, which directly translates as peace.
Other meanings include submission, or the total surrender of oneself to God.
When the two root words are put together, the word ‘Islam’ gives the meaning ‘Peace acquired by submission to the will of God’.
This submission requires a fully conscious and willing effort to submit to their one Almighty God. One must consciously and conscientiously give oneself to the service of Allah.
By Al-Azhar University.
By Al-Azhar University.
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