Art. #5:  WHAT DOES “ISLAM” MEAN?  The Arabic word Islam simply means “submission”, and derives from a word meaning “peace”.  In a religious context it means complete submission to the will of God.  “Muhammedanism” is thus a misnomer because it suggests that Muslims worship Muhammad rather than God.  “Allah” is the Arabic name for God, which is used by Arab Muslims and Christians alike. 

REBUTTAL:  Islam is well named; an infidel, if offered a choice, may escape death by submission, though there are no guarantees.  And, since the word Islam is derived from another Arabic word meaning peace, this is perhaps part of the explanation of the term “Dar Al-Islam”, or Land of Peace.  “Peace” has an entirely different meaning in Islam;  only a society completely dominated by Dar Al-Islam is “at peace”.  As to Muslims disliking the term “Muhammedanism”, it seems an accurate description of the religion for anyone not Muslim.  We have only Muhammad’s word that he was appointed Allah’s (God’s) Last and Most Perfect Prophet.  In light of his numerous capital crimes and self-serving “revelations”, it would be difficult for any objective non-Muslim person studying the religion, not to label it “Muhammedanism”!