What is exactly the meaning of these word "Islam" and "Moslim"?

Question

Please be polite i just want to know the meaning of my religion "Islam" , "Moslem". I think only Arabs can better answer me.

Answer 1

THE MEANING OF ISLAM:

It is false to call Islam Muhammadanism, as has been done so frequently in the West. We have already pointed out that Muslims believe that Islam is the eternal message which Allah sent to all prophets, from the dawn of mankind, and not a new belief which began with the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims call their religion Islam, and the Arabic word Islam implies the attainment of peace through submission to Allah. The word Muslim is an adjective derived from the noun Islam, and implies one who has peace within himself from his submission to Allah. Muslims believe in the One,Unique, Eternal God, Who created the heavens and the earth and all that exists. In Arabic, God is called Allah. There is absolutely no difference between Allah and the God of Abraham, Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them all. Muslims do not believe that Prophet Muhammad was the only Prophet; rather they believe that he was the last of the Prophets and Qur'an is the Last Testaments. The Holy Qur'an is the revealed and sacred scripture of Islam, and it teaches:
"Say (O Muslims), We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the Prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them and unto Him have we surrendered". Chapter 2:136.

Answer 2

If you refer to Arabic language dictionaries you will find out that the meaning of the word Islam is: submission, humbling oneself, and obeying commands and heeding prohibitions without objection, sincerely worshipping Allaah alone, believing what He tells us and having faith in Him. The word Islam has become the name of the religion which was brought by Prophet Muhammad

Why is this religion called Islam? For all the religions on earth are called by various names, either the name of a specific man or a specific nation. So Christianity takes its name from Christ; Buddhism takes its name from its founder, the Buddha; the Zoroastrians became well known by this name because their founder and standard-bearer was Zoroaster. Similarly, Judaism took its name from a tribe known as Yehudah (Judah), so it became known as Judaism. And so on. Except for Islam, for it is not attributed to any specific man or to any specific nation, rather its name refers to the meaning of the word Islam. What this name indicates is that the establishment and founding of this religion was not the work of one particular man and that it is not only for one particular nation to the exclusion of all others. Rather its aim is give the attribute implied by the word Islam to all the peoples of the earth. So everyone who acquires this attribute, whether he is from the past or the present, is a Muslim, and everyone who acquires this attribute in the future will also be a Muslim.

Answer 3

ISLAM : (Arabic: الإسلام; ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Qur'an, which adherents believe was sent by God (Arabic: الله Allāh) through Muhammad. Followers of Islam, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe Muhammad to have been God's final prophet. As a result, most of them see the actions and teachings of Muhammad as related in the Sunnah and Hadith to be indispensable tools for interpreting the Qur'an.

MUSLIM : A person belonging to Islam
The literal meaning of Muslim is a person who "submits" to the will of God. There is a bit of creed in the name 'Muslim', as it tells that the true believer is one who do not challenge God and his will, and who tries to live his/her life according the rules without questioning them.

'Muslim' is also used as an adjective for anyting that relates to Islam, i.e. Muslim world, Muslim heritage, Muslim literature etc.

Answer 4

Islam

Is·lam (ĭs-läm', ĭz-, ĭs'läm', ĭz'-)
n.
A monotheistic religion characterized by the acceptance of the doctrine of submission to God and to Muhammad as the chief and last prophet of God.

The people or nations that practice Islam; the Muslim world.
The civilization developed by the Muslim world.

[Arabic ’islām, submission, from ’aslama, to surrender, resign oneself, from Syriac ’aÅ¡lem, to make peace, surrender, derived stem of Å¡lem, to be complete.]

Islamic Is·lam'ic adj.

Muslim (mÅ­z'lÄ­m) [Arab.,=one who surrenders (himself to Allah), an agent form of the verb of which Islam is a verbal noun], one who has embraced Islam, a follower of Muhammad. The form Moslem is also common in English; the term Mussulman is now rarely used.

Answer 5

The religion of Islam is one of the most misunderstood religions today.....

Islam is the religion ..the root of the word "slm" means peace/surrender or in other words "the peace that comes when one's life is surrendered to Allah"

Allah is their God

a Muslim is a person who practices the religion of Islam

I believe you owe me 10 pts for a clear and short answer....

Answer 6

Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-'islām (help·info)) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Qur'an, which adherents believe was sent by God (Arabic: الله Allāh) through Muhammad. Followers of Islam, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe Muhammad to have been God's final prophet. As a result, most of them see the actions and teachings of Muhammad as related in the Sunnah and Hadith to bMost Muslims accept as a fellow Muslim (brother/sister) anyone who has publicly pronounced the Shahada, which states, "There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger." This is often translated as, "There is no god except Allah," however "Allah" is the Arabic word for "the God", as "Dieu" is the French word for God.

Muslims believe that the basics of Islam existed long before Muhammad, and describe many Biblical figures -- such as Adam, Noah (Arabic: Nuh), Moses (Arabic: Musa) and Jesus (Arabic: Isa) -- as Muslims, because they are said to have submitted to God and preached His message as prophets.
e indispensable tools for interpreting the Qur'an.

http://en.wikipedia.org

Answer 7

Islam -- submission
Muslem -- one who surrendars

There is a prophet Muhammad (saas) who received God's word recorded in the Qur'an and Sunnah. Isalm is the submission and Muslem is the one who surrendars.

Any mosque (a Muslim house of worship) can help you with the details.

Answer 8

well Islam is a religion but the word itself means to give in
moslem is someone who practices islam but the word means the give in to something (islam)

Answer 9

Islam is a religion.... the literal definition being "to submit." Muslim is a person ...... literal definition "One who submits."

Both refer to the religion in Islam and have an understood definition of submission to God

** i hope this helps

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http://www.islam101.com


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asalamwalaikum

Answer 10

Islam comes from Arabic root word 'Salam" which means "peace".
Muslim mean "a person who submits his/her will to Allah(swt)"