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What does ISLAM mean?
The word "Islam" bears, within its meaning, the following two definitions:
1. Linguistic Meaning: This is the general meaning in Arabic usage, implying absolute submission, surrender and obedience that is obeying the injunctions of the ruler without objection. Before Islam came as a formal religion . The word was used to denote the above meaning, without attaching to it any ideological or conventional context.
2. Idiomatic Meaning: The Holy Qur'an defines Islam as the Message of Prophet Mohammed (saw). Although Islam was the theme of all preceding divine messages, the word was chosen as a particular title denoting the Almighty's final revelation to mankind. In fact the Qur'an transformed the word "Islam" from its linguistic meaning to the idiomatic meaning. Still there remains the common implication in both usages- the linguistic and the idiomatic - that is submission and obedience, since Islam is the religion of voluntary submission to Allah's Will, the obeying of His commands and surrendering to His Will without the least objection .
Thus, the religion which Mohammed (saw) brought to humanity was called "Islam". It has since been used as a proper title for the Message preached by the Seal of Messengers and the word acquired has particular religious, legislative and devotional implications. Formerly the world did not enjoy these dimensions being void of any religious context except that denoting mere submission, obedience and surrender in the hitherto obscure language, spoken by an insignificant desert people.