What do the Islam and Muslim mean?

Islam means Peace in Arabic.

The word Islam describes the religion followed by Muslims. The Islamic faith is based on the words and ideas of the prophet Muhammad (also Mahomet or Mohammed, as well as other variations) as described in the Koran (also Qur'an). Muslims believe the Koran - the sacred book of Islam - was dictated to Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel and accept that the Koran forms the basis of Islamic faith, culture, politics and law: in other words, the Koran contains the rules to be observed by Muslims living within the Islamic faith, as the Christian Bible contains the rules to be followed by those who observe Christianity and the Talmud contains the rules for living within the Jewish faith.

The word Muslim describes a person following the laws of Islam as described by the prophet Muhammad in the Koran. The term refers to all who believe in and follow the Islamic faith, or Muhammadanism, as outlined in the Koran, regardless of racial or cultural background, or their country of origin; similar, again, to other religions, including Judaism and Christianity.

Both terms, Islam and Muslim, have their origin in Arabic, Islam meaning submission, especially to God, and Muslim meaning a person who submits, especially to God.

The word Islam means"submission" -to the will of God, and "Muslim"means a person who submits to God's will. Muslims believe that the Quran is the word of God, and in it God teaches us several lessons regarding life, people of the past, and how we should live today. By following these laws we are submitting to God.