The word Islam means submission to Allah the Almighty, the Creator and Lord of all creation, with the entire soul and body, by obedience to what He commanded and prohibited in His Revealed Law, by compliance and willful yielding of ones will to His Will and Judgments, and by acceptance of all that Allah has predestined for man on earth. Allah is the Most Beneficent and Merciful who knows all man.s rightful needs, who enjoins all that is good and warns against all that is evil. Thus His revealed Law is perfectly suited to the universal needs, rights and responsibilities of man.

The Almighty Allah states in the Glorious Qur.an in relation to Prophet Ibraheem (Abraham):(Behold! His Lord said to him: Submit. He said: I submit to the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe.) (2:131)

 The word .Salam. means .Peace” and is derived from the same Arabic three-letter root SLM as the word Islam. Salam. is one of the Attributes of Allah, blessed be His Names and Attributes and Exalted His Majesty, as the Qur.an states:

(Allah is He, there is no other god except Him; the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory is to Allah! High is He above the partners they attribute to Him.) (59:23)

“Salam” is also one of the names of Jannah (Paradise). The Almighty Allah states in the Glorious: Islam is The Religion of Peace.

(For them will be a Home of Peace with their Lord. He will be their Friend, because they practiced righteousness.) (6:127)

The inhabitants of Paradise will greet each other with “Salam. when they meet their Lord, Allah as he mentioned: (Their salutation on the Day they meet Him will be .Peace. and He has prepared for them a generous Reward.) (35:44)

Muslims exchange the purified and noble greetings .As- Salamu Alaikum. (Peace be upon you) when they meet, when they pass by one another, when they call one another. Even when a Muslim enters his own home and finds no one there, he says as-Salamu Alaikum since he offers this greeting upon the angels who are present in that place and upon himself. This form of greeting helps to relieve the hearts from all forms of enmity and grudges and rancor people may keep within them, replacing it with good will, mutual respect, tranquility, security and happiness. Often Muslims greet one another by saying the fuller version, which has been taught by the Prophet of Allah: ’As-Salamu Alaikum wa rahmatul’laah’ i.e..

May Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon you, and His Mercy..

In the Prophetic traditions (hadith) we find the words of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) which make the spreading of this greeting from among the traits of the perfection of faith:

You would not enter Paradise until you acquire full faith, and you would not acquire full faith until you love one another. Should not I guide you to an action which if you establish among one another, you would love one another? Spread the greeting of .Salaam. (Peace) as Islam is The Religion of Peacemuch as you can amongst yourselves (in the community).. (Muslim)