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The meaning of Islam
ISLAM in the Arabic language is derived from the Arabic word SALAM,
which means peace.
The literal meaning of Islam is submission/peace/obidience. The
religious meaning of Islam is complete submission to the will of
Allah and the Laws of Allah .
The message of Islam
The basic message of islam which one must believe in to be a Muslim is that
There is no one worthy of worship but Allah
and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah .
Other beliefs of a Muslim
Muslims believe in one God, angels, books, prophets, day of judgement
and life after death.
Allah 
The word Allah in Arabic means God. We muslims address God by the name
of Allah as chosen by God.
Muhammad 
Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last prophet of Allah and there
shall be no other prophets after him.
The Quran
Muslims believe that the Quran is the word of Allah . It was revealed to
the Prophet Muhammad by Allah through the Angel Jibrael (Gabriel) .
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