GNS 203 (ISLAMIC ETHICS AND CULTURE)
ISLAMIC ETHICS AND CULTURE ISLAM: ITS MEANING, SOURCES AND UNIQUENESS The religion of Islam is not named after a person or a people, nor was it decided by a later generation of man, as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gautama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, Marxism after Karl Marx, Judaism after the tribe of Judah and Hinduism after the Hindus. Islam (which is an Arabic word which simply means "submission or surrendering to the will of God") is the religion which was given to Adam, the first man and the first Prophet (P.B.U.H.) of God, and it was the religion of all the Prophet (P.B.U.H.)s sent by Allāh (Subhānahū Watacālā) to mankind. Furthermore, its name was chosen by God Himself, and clearly mentioned in the final scripture which He revealed to man. In that final revelation, called in Arabic the Qur'ān, Allāh (Subhānahū Watacālā) states the following: “This day have perfected your religio...
