Islam in eight steps
Step 1 of 8
What does 'Muslim' mean, and who gave Muslims that name?
A Muslim is one who submits to God (﷾). The word Islam means submission, and it shares its root, s-l-m, with salam, which means peace.
“The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account.”