Muslim = Peacemaker or Submitter?
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Salamun Alaykum,
Okay, so I was just working on the definition of Muslim, and I recalled that someone (I believe Ayman, though I'm not sure) suggested that Muslim means peacemaker, not submitter. I wanted that if someone be kind enough to link me to any threads on this topic, or just simply provide me both sides of the argument..? It'd be really helpful for me. At the moment, I've seen that from the root Salima, there are two words, Salmun, and Silmun. Salmun means peace, ease, soundness etc. and Silmun means submission, obedience etc. Hence, words coming from Salmun refer to peace, and from Silmun refer to submission. However, I would love if any one skilled in Arabic, or someone who has knowledge of the arguments provided for the meaning of Muslim, enlighten me on whether Muslim comes from Salmun or Silmun, or whether I'm totally wrong on the issue in the first place. Thank you
Salaam
There is others interpretations.
Sallama=Give and Muslim=who receive
Mo'min= who take care of what he is entrusted in
Nabi=Informed by what he received.
Rassool=transmitter of what he received.
Salat=connection for reception.
Hajj'ou= the one who argue with what received.
Kafir=Who reject what he receive
Mochrik=Who mix and pollute what he receivedAll these are centered on reception of words of Gods.
God is free to multiply ways of reading and understanding.Peace