ISLAM — What does it Mean?
Every religion of the world has been named either after its founder or after the
community or nation in which it was born. For instance, Christianity takes its name
from its prophet Jesus Christ; Buddhism from its founder. Gautama Buddha;
Zoroastrianism from its founder Zoroaster; and Judaism the religion of the Jews from
the name of the tribe Judah (of the country of Judea) where it originated. The same is
true of all other religions except Islam, which enjoys the unique distinction of having no
such association with any particular person or people or country. Nor is it the product of
any human mind. It is a universal religion and its objective is to create and cultivate in
man the quality and attitude of Islam.
Islam, in fact, is an attributive title. Anyone who possesses this attribute, whatever
race, community, country or group he belongs to, is a Muslim. According to the Qur'an
(the Holy Book of the Muslims), among every people and in all ages there have been
good and righteous people who possessed this attribute — and all of them were and are
Muslims.
Every religion of the world has been named either after its founder or after the
community or nation in which it was born. For instance, Christianity takes its name
from its prophet Jesus Christ; Buddhism from its founder. Gautama Buddha;
Zoroastrianism from its founder Zoroaster; and Judaism the religion of the Jews from
the name of the tribe Judah (of the country of Judea) where it originated. The same is
true of all other religions except Islam, which enjoys the unique distinction of having no
such association with any particular person or people or country. Nor is it the product of
any human mind. It is a universal religion and its objective is to create and cultivate in
man the quality and attitude of Islam.
Islam, in fact, is an attributive title. Anyone who possesses this attribute, whatever
race, community, country or group he belongs to, is a Muslim. According to the Qur'an
(the Holy Book of the Muslims), among every people and in all ages there have been
good and righteous people who possessed this attribute — and all of them were and are
Muslims.
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