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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Basic Beliefs of Islam Chapter 5 : What Does the Word Islam Mean? Islam is an Arabic word. Arabic language has substantially large vocabular y in which one word has many different meanings. The word Islam has also different meanings such as; We can interrelate these different meanings to give one simple and precise interpretation of Islam.
Islam means Total submission to the will of Allah Subhanahu taala with full commitment in absolute obedience to His laws. This purity of soul and mind will bring perfect peace in this world and in the life hereafter. This means that mankind can not achieve perfect peace in this world without total submission to Allah Subhanahu taala. Today we find that there is no peace in the world.
United Nations, and other such big organizations are making efforts to acquire peace but they have failed in their endeavors. The reason is very simple i.e., peace can never be achieved without total submission to Allah Taala subhanahu. Thus Islam guarantees permanent peace, happiness and tranquillity which mankind is looking for. So Islam is the only answer of our very basic problem. If all the human beings sincerely and wholeheartedly embrace Islam, then the world will become a paradise.
Who are Muslims? The meaning of Muslim is one who thoughtfully and willfully submits himself to the will of Allah. Those who intellectually and firmly believe in Islam and sincerely practice its teachings are referred as Muslims. There are many Muslims in the world who are Muslims just because they are bor n in a Muslim family, bear a Muslim name, and follow some Islamic traditions in marriage and burial ceremonies. But they live as others live and do whatever suits them to seek worldly pleasure.
They show some superficial emotional feelings for the Prophet (sws) and Imams but do not follow their teachings. Islam considers such people as Muslim in this world for the convenience of the true Muslims but will not recognize them Muslim after their death. For being a Muslim, Quran strongly demands complete obedience and fulfillment of basic commitment of total submission as endorsed in shahadah.
"It is not fitting for a believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His messenger, to have any option about their decision. If anyone disobeys Allah and His messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong path." (33:36) A born Muslim has no advantage over a born non- Muslim.