Islam is an Arabic word which means submission or surrender, peace, purity, acceptance and commitment. The religion of Islam is the complete acceptance of the teachings and guidance of God through the Qur’an i.e. surrender to the Will of God. Muslims believe that the Qur'an consists of the word of God revealed in Arabic by God to the Prophet Muhammad over a twenty-two year period. Muslims are those who accept freely and willingly …showed first 75 words of 499 total…

…showed last 75 words of 499 total…and secular scholars. Moreover, because in Islam there is no laity and priesthood, it is not strange that some Muslims, who have known only the basics of Islamic teaching, tend to think that they have grasped the whole knowledge of Islam. As a result, when they are asked about certain controversial issues, they do not hesitate to answer the question according his limited knowledge, although the answer may be misleading or not containing the truth.