Message #17615

[Ruhi_Rose]

That's very true.   

Also, what  stands out in my mind is that the true  Muslims or submitters are the only ones whose title has been chosen by Allah Himself.  People of all other religions have named their faith after other humans or tribes etc.  For e.g. Jew is derived from a major Hebrew tribe, Juda.  Christian comes from "Christ" (the anointed), the title people gave to Essa son of Virgin Maryam.  Similarly Zoroastrians  (also known as parsis in Pakistan) are named after their religous leader, Zoroaster.  Hinduism comes from some sanskrit word written as "sindhu" meaning 'large body of water' or 'river' based on which hindus revere the water of a certain river in the east of South Asia ... I forget the name of that river.  Buddhism which is a branch of hinduism is named after its founder Buddha and so on.   

It is only the name 'Islam,'  the only Ultimate Truth, which is chosen by Allah.