Posted by MINDBOMB on January 08, 19104 at 11:35:12:

In Reply to: islam posted by Casosa Mujahida on January 01, 19104 at 15:29:52:

The word Islam, which means
‘submission’, is derived from the infinitive Salama. So is the word Salam which
means ‘peace’ and so is the verb Salima which means ‘to be saved or to escape
from danger’. One of the derivations of the infinitive Salama means ‘the
stinging of a snake’ or ‘The tanning of the leather’. Hence, if the word Islam
has something to do with the word Salam i.e. ‘Peace’, does that also mean that
it must be related to the ‘stinging of the snake’ or ‘tanning the leather’?
Muhammad used to send letters to the kings and leaders of the surrounding
countries and tribes, inviting them to surrender to his authority and to believe
in him as the messenger of Allah. He always ended his letters with the following
two words: "Aslem, Taslam!". Although these two words are derived from the same
infinitive Salama which is the root of Salam, i.e. ‘Peace’, neither one of them
implies the meaning of ‘peace’. The sentence means ‘surrender and you will be
safe’, or in other words, ‘surrender or face death’.

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