The Standing Committee Why is Islam called so ?
Question

                Why is Islam called so ?
Praise be to Allah.A: In Arabic, Islam means surrender . It has been taken to describe 
          the status of the one who embraces Allah’s Religion for he surrenders 
          his will to Allah and abide by the rules set by Him and conveyed via 
          His Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Allah says about Ibrahim, 
          peace be upon him, “When his Lord said to him, “Submit (be a Muslim 
          )!” He said, “I have submitted myself (as a Muslim ) to the Lord of  
          all that exists. ” [al-Baqarah 2:131 – interpretation of the meaning] 
          .  
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