Use Islam in a sentence

Answer 1

Islam is an Arabic word driven from tow roots "selm" and "Salama". first one literally means peace, serenity and safety. Second one literally means Submission to the God and obedience.

The original meaning of "Islam" is the acceptance of a view or a condition which previously

was not accepted. In the language of the Holy Qur'an, Islam means the readiness of a person to

take orders from God and to follow them. "Muslim" is a word taken from the word Islam. It applies

to the person who is ready to take orders from God and follow them.

"Abraham was not a Jew nor a Christian, but he was an upright (man), a Muslim; and he was not

one of the Polytheists." 3:67 Quran

hence, the usage of the words Islam and Muslim goes back to the time of the Prophet Abraham.

The two words, however, acquired specific meanings after the introduction of the message which

was conveyed by the Prophet Muhammad. The message which was revealed to Muhammad is

called Islam, and to profess the belief in his message is also Islam. Muslim, also, has come to mean the person who follows the message of Muhammad and believes in its truthfulness.

The new meaning of the word is closely related to the original one because Muhammad

stated that his teachings contain the teachings of all the previous prophets and all the Divine

commandments. When a person professes the belief in the truthfulness of Muhammad and

pledges to follow his message, he, in fact, will be stating his readiness to obey the orders of God

unconditionally.

Sometimes you may find that Islam is called "Deen-Al-Tawhid" and sometimes "Deen-Al-Fitrah."

Since the two names are Arabic, they should be defined for the benefit of the non-Arabs. The

reasons for which Islam has these names should also be made clear. I hope that the following statements would be enough to clear it out.

"Deen-Al-Tawhid" means the religion of the belief in the Oneness of God, and "Deen-A-

-Fitrah" means the religion of the nature or the religion which is in accordance with human nature.

Islam is called the religion of One God because its main theme is the unity of God. The doctrine of

One God is the most emphasized and repeated principle in the Holy Qur'an. When Islam was

introduced to the world, people were mostly idol-worshippers. Some religions preached the

Oneness of God but in an unclear form. Some of them ascribed to God an anthropomorphic

image. The most important point of the contents of the new heavenly message was to correct the

idol-worshippers and to remove whatever clouded the concept of One God.

Islam is called the religion of nature because its teaching is acceptable to the human mind when

the human mind is freed from illogical thinking and superstition.

The Prophet Muhammad said:

"Every human being is born in a state of pure nature; but through the influence of his parents, he may become non-Muslim"

When a person is freed from illogical thinking, he can easily, just by looking at the order of the

universe, conclude that the universe has only One Creator. It is easy to accept a teaching that calls upon us to believe that the over-four-billion-year-old universe had been created by an Infinitely Old Creator. But it is neither simple nor easy to identify that Creator with a mortal whose birth took place four billion years after the creation of the universe.

It is natural to accept a teaching that calls upon us to believe that the Creator of the universe is

Absolutely Fair, Just, and Merciful, and that such a Just and Merciful Creator does not burden any

soul with the sin of another; and that He does not require any person to pay for the sins of others.

The teaching of Islam seems to be acceptable to the human mind, unless the human mind has

been exposed to illogical teaching. This is the reason why Islam is called the religion of nature.