Although I have mentioned this in one of my writings ‘Beliefs & Views’ yet I see the need to write it down again.
The Arabic word al-islam means the act of committing oneself unreservedly to God, & a Muslim is a person who makes this commitment. Widely used translations such as “resignation,” “surrender” & “submission” fail to do justice to the positive aspects of the total commitment for which al-islam stands – a commitment in faith, obedience, & trust to the one & only God.
There is a world of difference between the word “commitment” & the other words which are mostly being used. Naturally those words change the meaning.
“Whomsoever God desires to guide, He expands his breast to Islam; whomsoever He desires to lead astray, He makes his breast narrow, tight, as if he were climbing to heaven.”
The Holy Quran
“Clear proofs have come to you from your Lord. Whoso sees clearly, it is to his own gain, & whoso is blind, it is his own loss.”
The Holy Quran
The Arabic word al-islam means the act of committing oneself unreservedly to God, & a Muslim is a person who makes this commitment. Widely used translations such as “resignation,” “surrender” & “submission” fail to do justice to the positive aspects of the total commitment for which al-islam stands – a commitment in faith, obedience, & trust to the one & only God.
There is a world of difference between the word “commitment” & the other words which are mostly being used. Naturally those words change the meaning.
“Whomsoever God desires to guide, He expands his breast to Islam; whomsoever He desires to lead astray, He makes his breast narrow, tight, as if he were climbing to heaven.”
The Holy Quran
“Clear proofs have come to you from your Lord. Whoso sees clearly, it is to his own gain, & whoso is blind, it is his own loss.”
The Holy Quran
