Various Definition of Islam
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][FONT=Verdana][B]The Various Definitions:[/B][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][FONT=Verdana]1. [B]islam-v[/B] as a verb re 'submit' or 'surrender' to God[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[/INDENT][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][INDENT][FONT=Times New Roman]2. [B]Islam-G[/B] as a generic Deen, i.e. a complete way of life[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]3. [B]Islam-D[/B] as a Deen a complete way of life per the Quran and Muhammad[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]4. [B]Islam-R[/B] as a religion within the Deen [3][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]5. [B]Islam-RG[/B] as a generic religion without the total Deen [3].[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][FONT=Verdana][B]1. slam-v[/B][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][B][FONT=Georgia]islam-v[/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia] [verb – no cap] is submission to God.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia]If [B]islam[/B] is to be used as verb, i.e. submission to God, then we should use it is small letters.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia]We can label this as [B]islam-v[/B]. Thus if any program forces a capital "I" onto it, the "v" will tell us our intended use of the word as a verb. [/FONT][/FONT]
[B][FONT=Georgia]2. Islam-G[/FONT][/B]
[FONT=Georgia][B]Islam-G[/B] [as generic deen] –Islam is the generic encompassing way-of-life including ‘Islam-the-religion’ [B]Islam-R [/B]and containing within it ‘[B]islam-v [/B]as submission .[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]This is the generic encompassing way of life that is common to the Arabs and those related to the prophets of old [Abraham and others] before Muhammad.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia] We can label this as [B]Islam-G[/B].[/FONT]
[B][FONT=Georgia]3. Islam-D[/FONT][/B]
[FONT=Georgia][B]Islam-D[/B][/FONT][FONT=Georgia] [as specific deen] –Islam is a specific encompassing way-of-life including ‘Islam-the-religion’ [B]Islam-R [/B]and containing within it ‘[B]islam’ [1][/B] as submission. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][B]Islam-D[/B] represent an encompassing way-of-life including ‘Islam-the-religion’ [B]Islam-R [/B]and containing within it ‘[B]islam-v[/B] as submission plus other elements of life, social, economics, political, etc.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]We can label this Islam as [B]Islam-D[/B].[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]Therefore [B]Islam-D[/B] is mentioned the intention is to denote [B]Islam-R[/B] + other elements of life.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]The other term for this is 'millat', i.e. the millat of Abraham is different in forms from the millat of Muhammad and others.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][B][FONT=Georgia]4. Islam-R[/FONT][/B][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][B]Islam-R[/B] [religion-proper as noun in cap] - [B]Islam[/B] is a [/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotheistic"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]monotheistic[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia],[/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religion"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]Abrahamic religion[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] articulated by the [/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]Qur'an[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] { including [B][FONT=Times New Roman]islam-v[/FONT][/B] as submission and religious deen elements}, a [/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_holy_books"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]religious text[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] considered by its adherents to be the [/FONT][URL="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/verbatim"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]verbatim[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] word of [/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Islam"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]God[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] ([I]Allāh[/I]), as revealed to Muhammad.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]This definition of Islam [with capital 'I"] is what we would consider Islam as the religion-proper within the terms of this 'Religion & Spiritual' Forum.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]Since Islam is also a '[B]deen[/B],' [including other elements of life] we should add say 'R' to Islam, i.e. [B]Islam-R[/B] to identify that we are using it in terms of its religiosity elements and not others.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Georgia][B]5. Islam -RG[/B][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][FONT=Times New Roman]Islam-RG as a generic religion without the total Deen [3].[/FONT]
Islam-RG is a generic religion as defined in accordance to the [URL="http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Suydam/Reln101/Sevendi.htm"]7 Dimensions of Ninian Smart[/URL],
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[/INDENT][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][INDENT][FONT=Times New Roman]2. [B]Islam-G[/B] as a generic Deen, i.e. a complete way of life[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]3. [B]Islam-D[/B] as a Deen a complete way of life per the Quran and Muhammad[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]4. [B]Islam-R[/B] as a religion within the Deen [3][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]5. [B]Islam-RG[/B] as a generic religion without the total Deen [3].[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][FONT=Verdana][B]1. slam-v[/B][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][B][FONT=Georgia]islam-v[/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia] [verb – no cap] is submission to God.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia]If [B]islam[/B] is to be used as verb, i.e. submission to God, then we should use it is small letters.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia]We can label this as [B]islam-v[/B]. Thus if any program forces a capital "I" onto it, the "v" will tell us our intended use of the word as a verb. [/FONT][/FONT]
[B][FONT=Georgia]2. Islam-G[/FONT][/B]
[FONT=Georgia][B]Islam-G[/B] [as generic deen] –Islam is the generic encompassing way-of-life including ‘Islam-the-religion’ [B]Islam-R [/B]and containing within it ‘[B]islam-v [/B]as submission .[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]This is the generic encompassing way of life that is common to the Arabs and those related to the prophets of old [Abraham and others] before Muhammad.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia] We can label this as [B]Islam-G[/B].[/FONT]
[B][FONT=Georgia]3. Islam-D[/FONT][/B]
[FONT=Georgia][B]Islam-D[/B][/FONT][FONT=Georgia] [as specific deen] –Islam is a specific encompassing way-of-life including ‘Islam-the-religion’ [B]Islam-R [/B]and containing within it ‘[B]islam’ [1][/B] as submission. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][B]Islam-D[/B] represent an encompassing way-of-life including ‘Islam-the-religion’ [B]Islam-R [/B]and containing within it ‘[B]islam-v[/B] as submission plus other elements of life, social, economics, political, etc.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]We can label this Islam as [B]Islam-D[/B].[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]Therefore [B]Islam-D[/B] is mentioned the intention is to denote [B]Islam-R[/B] + other elements of life.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]The other term for this is 'millat', i.e. the millat of Abraham is different in forms from the millat of Muhammad and others.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][B][FONT=Georgia]4. Islam-R[/FONT][/B][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][B]Islam-R[/B] [religion-proper as noun in cap] - [B]Islam[/B] is a [/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotheistic"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]monotheistic[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia],[/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religion"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]Abrahamic religion[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] articulated by the [/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]Qur'an[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] { including [B][FONT=Times New Roman]islam-v[/FONT][/B] as submission and religious deen elements}, a [/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_holy_books"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]religious text[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] considered by its adherents to be the [/FONT][URL="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/verbatim"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]verbatim[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] word of [/FONT][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Islam"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0563c1]God[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia] ([I]Allāh[/I]), as revealed to Muhammad.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]This definition of Islam [with capital 'I"] is what we would consider Islam as the religion-proper within the terms of this 'Religion & Spiritual' Forum.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]Since Islam is also a '[B]deen[/B],' [including other elements of life] we should add say 'R' to Islam, i.e. [B]Islam-R[/B] to identify that we are using it in terms of its religiosity elements and not others.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Georgia][B]5. Islam -RG[/B][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][FONT=Times New Roman]Islam-RG as a generic religion without the total Deen [3].[/FONT]
Islam-RG is a generic religion as defined in accordance to the [URL="http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Suydam/Reln101/Sevendi.htm"]7 Dimensions of Ninian Smart[/URL],
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