Guide to Living

Bismillahir rahmanirrahim.
Praise be to Allah SWT, Lord of the entire universe. This little book
explainrue meaning of Islam. In Al-Quran Surah Al Imran 19, Allah
says:
“Indeed, the religion (which is pleasing) with Allah is only Islam. There
is no difference between those who have been given the Book except
after knowledge has come to them, because of the envy (that exists)
between them.
Whoever disbelieves in the signs of Allah, then indeed Allah is swift
in reckoning. Thus, if in the sight of Allah only Islam, then what is
Islam really? A question that is quite concise, but requires answers
from various points of view in order to get a true and complete picture
of Islam, because the word Islam is not repeated once or twice in the
Qur’an. Does the word Islam that is revealed in a number of verses of
the Qur’an always refer to Islam as a religion that was revealed to the
Prophet Muhammad? Similarly, who deserves to be called a follower of
“Islam”?
The word Islam as a religion is mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah
Al Maidah verse 3, which means: “Today I have perfected your religion
for you, and have completed My favor upon you, and have pleased
Islam as a religion for you.”
Islamic terminology in language (literally) has several meanings. These
meanings have to do with the source of the word “Islam” itself. Islam
consists of the basic letters (in Arabic): “Sin”, “Lam”, and “Mim”. Some
words in Arabic that have the same basic letter as “Islam”, have a
meaning related to Islam. From there we can know the meaning of
Islam in language. So, the linguistic meanings of Islam include: Al
istislam (surrender), As salamah (cleanliness), As Salam (safe and
prosperous), As Silmu (peace), and Sullam (stairs, gradually, or
tadaruj). a. Al-Istislam (surrender) Al-istislam also has the same basic
letters as “Islam”, namely Sin, Lam, and Mim. So that Al isti Islam or
surrender
Alhamdulillah, this little book can be published as a short guide for
us who live on this earth.
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