Islam is a religion based upon the surrender to God who is One, He neither begot nor was He begotten. The very name of the religion, AL ISLAM in Arabic, means submission and peace, for it is in submitting to God’s Will that human beings gain peace in their lives in this world and in the hereafter.
In the book “ISLAM IS….” by Pete Seda, the author, after rendering an explanation similar to this, continued to say:
“The name Islam is universal in meaning. Islam is not named after a tribe of people or an individual, as Judaism is named after the tribe of Judah, Christianity after Christ, and Buddhism after Buddha.
Islam is not a name chosen by human beings; it was divinely communicated from God. Islam is a global faith, not of the East or the West. Islam is a complete way of life, implying a total submission to God.
Allah says of it in the Qur’an:
“This day have i perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and chosen for you Islam as your religion.”
Quran 5:3
“If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to God), never will it be accepted of him.”
Quran 3:85