Islam – A Conscious Submission to the Will of God
Table of Contents The Term Islam The idea of God in Pre-Islamic Arabia Christianity Sabines Jews Zindiqs Atheists Polytheists/Idol Worshippers Monotheists Islam as Peace The main objective here is to define Islam according to the Qur'anic description against the backdrop of pre-Islamic Arabia. The Term Islam The term Islam could be understood as both a name and a concept that was developed from Arabic with a three-letter root: (s / l / m); which means ‘submission’ or ‘surrender’ . It was from this root (s/l/m): The three-letter root, from which Islam is derived also means peace (salam), soundness, and safety. Islam is therefore a person’s total submission to the will of God, which gives him or her inner peace, soundness of nature in this life and safety from divine retribution in the life to come. In Surah , ( Al-‘Imran 3:19), the Qur’an emphasizes the following: “Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam,” and states in ( Al-‘Imran 3:20) that “So if they dispute with