What is Islam?

The word 'Islam' means peace and submission. Peace means to be at peace with yourself and your surrounding and submission means submission to God and obey his commandments. A broader meaning of the word "Islam" is to achieve peace by submitting to the will of God.The same Arabic root   word gives us "Salaam alaykum," ("Peace be with you"), the universal Muslim greeting.This unique   religion with a name which signifies a moral attitude and a way of life. Judaism takes its name from the   tribe Juda, Christianity from Jesus Christ, Buddhism from Goutam Budha and Hinduism from Indus   River. However, Muslims should not be called 'Muhammadans'.

 Who is Allah?

Allah is the name of the One and Only God. Allah has ninety-nine beautiful names, such as: The Gracious, the Merciful, the Beneficent, The Creator, The All-Knowing, the All-Wise, The Lord of the Universe, The First, The Last, and many others. He is the Creator of all human beings. He is the God for the Christians, the Jews, the Muslims, the Buddhists, the Hindus and all others, including those who do not even believe in Him. Muslims worship God, and put their trust in Him as they seek His help and guidance.

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 Who is Muslim?

The word 'Muslim' means one who submits to the will of God. This is done by declaring that "there is no God except one God and Muhammad is the messenger of God". In a broader sense, anyone who willingly submits to the will of God is a Muslim, thus all the prophets preceding the prophet Muhammad (P) were Muslims. The Qur'an specifically mentions Abraham who lived long before Moses and Christ that, "he was not a Jew or a Christian but a Muslim," because, he had submitted to the will of God. Thus there are Muslims who are not submitting at all to the will of God and there are Muslims who are doing their best to live an Islamic life. One cannot judge Islam by looking at those Muslims who have a Muslim name but in their actions, they are not living or behaving as Muslims. The state of being a Muslim can be according to the degree to which one is submitting to the will of God, in his beliefs and his actions.Muslims are found all over the world, of every nation, color and race. Muslim majorities are found throughout the Middle East, North Africa, East Asia and the Pacific Islands. Large numbers are also found in Western Europe, the former Soviet Union, and North.

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