The word "Islaam" is an Arabic word that
means "submitting and surrendering your will to Almighty God". The word
comes from the same root as the Arabic word "salam", which means to
achieve peace - with God, within oneself and peace with the creations
of God through willingly submission to God and accepting His guidance
Unlike the names used for other religions, such as Buddhism, Hinduism
and Christianity, the name for the religion of Islaam was both revealed
by God and carries a deep spritual meaning - only by submitting one's
will to Almighty God can one obtain true peace both in this life and in
the life hereafter.
Islaam teaches that all religions originally had the same essential
message - which was to submit whole-heartedly to the will of God and to
worship Him and Him alone. For this reason, Islaam is not a new
religion but is the same divinely revealed Ultimate Truth that God
revealed to all prophets, including Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus.