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Tom Sterbens - what does the word ISLAM mean? |
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Just saw a definition that I thought was interesting.... _________________ Whether you like it or not, learn to love it, because its the best thing going today! |
Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16619 11/23/15 6:06 pm
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We've got another thread on Islam, literally. 'Islam' is Arabic for 'submission.' 'Muslim' means 'submitter.' Their idea of it is that it is submitting to God's will.
Christian apologists using a contextual approach will sometimes tell Muhammadans that Christians are the real muslims, the real submitters to the will of God.
Like Hebrew, Arabic has trilateral roots. The trilateral root for 'Islam is 'sl.
'Islam does not mean peace. It does sound a bit like salaam, which means peace, and is cognate with Hebrew shalom. _________________ Link |
Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 11/24/15 3:16 am
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Now Tom Sterbens can argue... |
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that since Islam means submission, it is UNCHRISTIAN for men to expect their wives to be submissive.
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Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6032 11/24/15 7:42 am
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س ل م = Siin-Lam-Miim = safety/security/freedom/immunity, to escape, salutation/greeting/peace, deliver/acknowledge, pay in advance, submit, sincerity, humility, submission/conformance/obedience, resign/quit/relinquish, to be in sound condition, well without blemish, gentle/tender/soft/elegant. Solomon/Sulaiman.
http://www.studyquran.co.uk/20_SIIN.htm |
[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 11/24/15 8:05 am
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