DEEN & ISLAM
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Peace All,
Can anyone inform me on the trilateral verb that the word "deen" is derived from?
My understanding is that it is DAL-YA-NUN.
Is this a verb and does it mean "HE WAS OBEDIENT" OR "HE BECAME INDEBTED" OR "HE REPAID HIS DEBT" OR SOMETHING ELSE?
Also the trilateral verb from which "islam" is derived is "SIN-LAM-MIM". What does this verb mean?
Is it "HE WAS SAFE/SECURE" OR "HE SUBMITTED" OR "HE WAS SINCERE" OR OTHER?
I am looking for the original meaning of these verbs if it is possible to determine them.
Thankyou,
Imraan
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Peace Wakas, all
Thank you for the reference.
The root for Islam is Sin-Lam-Mim. What in your opinion matches this verb most correctly? Is it he was secure, he submitted, he escaped, he was sincere or other?
Imaan
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It is highly unlikely you will be able to pin it down to a specific word.
As far as I'm aware the word "islam" comes from the verb "aslama", which can have several meanings.
There has been some discussions in the past about the word "islam" and it's meaning.
My understanding of the term "islam" is "self-surrender". I discussed it a little in a past thread. Izutsu says it comes from the verb "to give over".
