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What does 'islam' mean to you?

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    Wakas
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    peace,

    This is not about what the word means, it is about what it means to you.

    This thread was on the MWU forum and I liked it, so I thought I'd share it here.

    My reply was

    'islam' to me is a mindset that will nurture my potential

    All information is correct to the best of my knowledge only and thus should not be taken as a fact. One should always seek knowledge and verify for themselves when possible: 17:36, 20:114, 35:28, 49:6, 58:11.

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      Elke
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      a guiding light

      peace lk

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        unknownuser
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        Right way of life.

        Peace!

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          unknownuser
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          Peace be upon you,

          My natural state of being from which I came and to which I am returning.

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            Jaxal
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            SaLaM

            To submit to Allah.

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              zenje
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              The Way

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                warda
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                my backbone

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                  Prince
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                  Salaam

                  Nice topic!!

                  Islam means to me the perfect/natural way of life for all human beings.

                  PEACE

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                    asdfjk
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                    Making the effort to live in accordance with God's laws.

                    salaams
                    asdfjk

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                      Wakas
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                      asdfjk, nice to see you post brother.

                      All information is correct to the best of my knowledge only and thus should not be taken as a fact. One should always seek knowledge and verify for themselves when possible: 17:36, 20:114, 35:28, 49:6, 58:11.

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                        unknownuser
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                        peace. i personally believe islam is following the understanding/awareness revealed by god in all areas of human life. some may choose to call this the social conscience.
                        this is my first post after a year of reading at this site. i applaud the efforts of the people on this site and thier positive contribution to understanding our obligations.

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                          zenje
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                          Peace be with you enquirer,

                          welcome

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                            unknownuser
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                            Peace. Thank you for the welcome brother zenje.

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                              warda
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                              Salam asdfjk

                              asdfjk, nice to see you post brother.

                              Absolutely! Where are you?

                              Regards

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                                progod
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                                It is this type of subjectivity that makes the real message incomprehensible. I've said it once and i'll continue to say it. You guys have an invested interest in the word ISLAM to the point where you will define it however you want to. As long as you have that type of loyalty to a word, your loyalty to the truth will never show up.

                                God bless you all,
                                ProGod

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                                  unknownuser
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                                  Peace Progod,

                                  It is this type of subjectivity that makes the real message incomprehensible. I've said it once and i'll continue to say it. You guys have an invested interest in the word ISLAM to the point where you will define it however you want to. As long as you have that type of loyalty to a word, your loyalty to the truth will never show up.

                                  How will u define Islam? what does the word mean to u?

                                  Peace!

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                                    asdfjk
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                                    asdfjk, nice to see you post brother.

                                    peace bro - you inspired me!

                                    and greeting to you too Warda - I've silent through work and family commitments causing me to have less time to join in the debates. Inshallah I can still benefit from some of the work that is taking place here from my more occasional visits

                                    salaams all

                                    asdfjk

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                                      progod
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                                      It's not what the word means to me. It's what the word means, according to the language it comes from. That's all there is to me. I don't make up meanings for the word.

                                      Godbless,
                                      ProGod

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                                        unknownuser
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                                        Peace be upon you all,

                                        I do agree with what Anwar (progod) said, but I just went along with the question asked. Many people will have different subjective ideas about whgat it means, but when we get down to the truth of the matter, th eonly thing that matters is what the word really means in the language of the reading(quran). Not necessarilly the arabic language because a lot of it has been corrupted to fit the made up religious meanings.

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                                          Vizard
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                                          At first, Islam meant my pride thinking I'm on the proper path. Then, greediness trying to do good. Now, its disillusionment. Theres just sssooommmeeettthhiinnggg isnt right with the conventionalized religion.

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