tarannumsamir
Junior Member
as salaamualaikum.
'muhammedanism' is a misnomer,
islam is sometimes incorrectly called 'muhammedanism' and muslims 'muhammedans'. other religions have been named after their founder or after the community in which the religion prospered.for eg; cristianity has been named after christ,buddhisim after buddah and judaism after the tribe of judah.
But islam has not been named after muhammad (pbuh).it is the name of allah's guidance for mankind revealed through all the prophets,the last of whom was muhammad(pbuh).
islam and muslims are words used in the quran. the quran says,
"surely the way of life acceptable to allah is islam". (3:19) "he named you muslims before and in this ".(22:78)
the message of all the prophets and messangers from adam(pbuh) down to prophet muhammed (pbuh) is the same.they asked people to obey allah and none other.this message, sent through prophets was completed at the time of muhammad(pbuh) who was the last in the chain of prophethood.this is mentioned in the quran thus :
"this day i have perfected your religion for u,completed my favour upon you and have chosen for u islam as your way of life." (5:3)
so it is wrong to call islam 'muhammedanism' and muslims 'muhammadans.'
'muhammedanism' is a misnomer,
islam is sometimes incorrectly called 'muhammedanism' and muslims 'muhammedans'. other religions have been named after their founder or after the community in which the religion prospered.for eg; cristianity has been named after christ,buddhisim after buddah and judaism after the tribe of judah.
But islam has not been named after muhammad (pbuh).it is the name of allah's guidance for mankind revealed through all the prophets,the last of whom was muhammad(pbuh).
islam and muslims are words used in the quran. the quran says,
"surely the way of life acceptable to allah is islam". (3:19) "he named you muslims before and in this ".(22:78)
the message of all the prophets and messangers from adam(pbuh) down to prophet muhammed (pbuh) is the same.they asked people to obey allah and none other.this message, sent through prophets was completed at the time of muhammad(pbuh) who was the last in the chain of prophethood.this is mentioned in the quran thus :
"this day i have perfected your religion for u,completed my favour upon you and have chosen for u islam as your way of life." (5:3)
so it is wrong to call islam 'muhammedanism' and muslims 'muhammadans.'
