ON THE LITERAL MEANING OF THE WORD ISLAM
ON THE LITERAL MEANING OF THE WORD ISLAM MEANING OF THE WORD ISLAM. The word Islam is derived from the root words Salima, yaslamu, salamanas well as other variations. God says: ‘O believers! Enter Islam (Ar. silm) perfectly and wholly’. The famous philologist, Abu Amr al-Shaybani, interpreted the word silm as Islam. The Prophet ﷺ …
