The Meaning Of Islam

Islam means one who submits to the will of god (Allah) with Tawhid (monotheism: believing in the oneness of god).
When one submits to the will of god (Allah), you separate god (the creator)from his (God) creation all that exist. God is one he has no children and nothing is comparable to him. By submitting and adhering to the will of God one is ready to make a covenant with god with sincerity by belief in the heart, speech of the tongue and action of the limbs this is faith (Iman).The covenant is the Shahadah that one must make upon entering into Islam which is testifying with your tongue that "I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah (God) and Muhammad is his servant and messenger. Upon making this covenant one enters into the Islamic faith.(Muslim).
By Jalil Abdul Muqaddim aka Chris Washington