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Automated script replacing USC-MSA hadith numbering system for Bukhari, Muslim, and Abu Dawud

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	{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|1\|2\|48}}\|…Then he further asked, "What is Islam?" Allah's Apostle replied, "'''To worship Allah Alone and none else''', to offer prayers perfectly to pay the compulsory charity (Zakat) and to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan."}}		{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|\|\|51\|darussalam}}\|…Then he further asked, "What is Islam?" Allah's Apostle replied, "'''To worship Allah Alone and none else''', to offer prayers perfectly to pay the compulsory charity (Zakat) and to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan."}}

	{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|4\|52\|~~191~~}}\|This letter is from Muhammad, the slave of Allah, and His Apostle, to Heraculius, the Ruler of the Byzantine. Peace be upon the followers of guidance. '''Now then, I invite you to Islam ( surrender to Allah), embrace Islam and you will be safe'''”}}		{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|\|\|2940\|darussalam}}\|This letter is from Muhammad, the slave of Allah, and His Apostle, to Heraculius, the Ruler of the Byzantine. Peace be upon the followers of guidance. '''Now then, I invite you to Islam ( surrender to Allah), embrace Islam and you will be safe'''”}}

	{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|~~009~~\|~~092~~\|~~447~~}}\|While we were in the mosque, Allah's Apostle came out and said, "Let us proceed to the Jews." So we went out with him till we came to Bait-al-Midras. The Prophet stood up there and called them, saying, "O assembly of Jews! '''Surrender to Allah (embrace Islam)''' and you will be safe!"		{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|\|\|7348\|darussalam}}\|While we were in the mosque, Allah's Apostle came out and said, "Let us proceed to the Jews." So we went out with him till we came to Bait-al-Midras. The Prophet stood up there and called them, saying, "O assembly of Jews! '''Surrender to Allah (embrace Islam)''' and you will be safe!"

	"Know that the earth is for Allah and I want to exile you from this land, so whoever among you has property he should sell it, otherwise, know that the land is for Allah and His Apostle."}}		"Know that the earth is for Allah and I want to exile you from this land, so whoever among you has property he should sell it, otherwise, know that the land is for Allah and His Apostle."}}

	{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|1\|4\|247}}\|By Allah! I consider him a believer." The Prophet said, "Or merely a Muslim ('''Who surrender to Allah''')."}}		{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|\|\|247\|darussalam}}\|By Allah! I consider him a believer." The Prophet said, "Or merely a Muslim ('''Who surrender to Allah''')."}}

	===Scholars===		===Scholars===

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	\|<font size="5"> <big>~~سلم~~</big></font>		\|<font size="5"> <big>سلّم</big></font>
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	\|A common translation proposed for Islam in English and other languages is "peace." The root of this idea is that' 'Islam, meaning 'submission', shares a root word with Salaam, meaning 'peace', however the existence of these two words with the same root in no way necessarily implies a semantic relationship between the two. By way of example with the same root, there is no a relationship between the meanings of the derivations of the verb سلم Salama, meaning to be safe and sound, and سلّم sullam, meaning a ladder. There may be an analogy from which one was formed from another or an opaque historical connection that links these two words, but there is not obvious semantic connection.		\|A common translation proposed for Islam in English and other languages is "peace." The root of this idea is that' 'Islam, meaning 'submission', shares a root word with Salaam, meaning 'peace', however the existence of these two words with the same root in no way necessarily implies a semantic relationship between the two. By way of example with the same root, there is no a relationship between the meanings of the derivations of the verb سلم Salama, meaning to be safe and sound, and سلّم sullam, meaning a ladder. There may be an analogy from which one was formed from another or an opaque historical connection that links these two words, but there is not obvious semantic connection.
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	\|<font size="5"> <big>سلم</big></font>		\|<font size="5"> <big>سلم</big></font>
	\|a ladder or flight of stairs		\|a ladder or flight of stairs
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	\|Saleem		\|Saleem
	\|<font size="5"> سليم</font>		\|<font size="5"> سليم</font>
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	\|A common translation proposed for ''Islam'' in English and other languages is "peace." The root of this idea is that' 'Islam'', meaning 'submission', shares a root word with ''Salaam'', meaning 'peace', however the existence of these two words with the same root in no way necessarily implies a semantic relationship between the two. By way of example with the same root, there is no a relationship between the meanings of the derivations of the verb سلم ''Salama'', meaning to be safe and sound, and سلّم ''sullam'', meaning a ladder. There may be an analogy from which one was formed from another or an opaque historical connection that links these two words, but there is not obvious semantic connection. ''		\|A common translation proposed for Islam in English and other languages is "peace." The root of this idea is that' 'Islam, meaning 'submission', shares a root word with Salaam, meaning 'peace', however the existence of these two words with the same root in no way necessarily implies a semantic relationship between the two. By way of example with the same root, there is no a relationship between the meanings of the derivations of the verb سلم Salama, meaning to be safe and sound, and سلّم sullam, meaning a ladder. There may be an analogy from which one was formed from another or an opaque historical connection that links these two words, but there is not obvious semantic connection.
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	\|The stinging of a snake or the tanning of the leather		\|The stinging of a snake or the tanning of the leather
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	\|~~Saleema~~		\|Sullam
	\|<font size="5"> ~~سليما~~</font>		\|<font size="5"> <big>سلم</big></font>
	\|~~To be saved~~ or ~~to escape from danger (when refering to a female)~~		\|a ladder or flight of stairs
	\|-		\|-
	\|Saleem		\|Saleem
	\|<font size="5"> سليم</font>		\|<font size="5"> سليم</font>
	\|~~To be saved or to escape~~ from ~~danger (when refering to a male)~~		\|Safe from harm, undamaged
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	\|Aslam		\|Aslam
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	\|Istaslama		\|Istaslama
	\|<font size="5"> ~~استسلاما~~</font>		\|<font size="5"> استسلام</font>
	\|To surrender		\|To surrender
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Musal~~		\|Salamlik
	\|<font size="5"> ~~مسل~~</font>		\|<font size="5">سلاملك</font>
	\|~~Undisputed~~		\|Reception room, greeting room, parlor
	\|-		\|-
	\|Tasleem		\|Tasleem

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	The noun إسلام "Islam" is the masdar (literally "source", but in Arabic grammar "verbal noun") of the verb أسلم "aslama" meaning "to give up, to submit, to surrender, to give into, or to hand over." "Islam" in its literal sense thus means "submission", "surrender" or "giving up" though of course it is also the name of the religion to which this Wiki is devoted. "Aslama" is the verbal form IV, in Arabic grammar وزن أفعل "wazn afa'ala", from the root s-l-m س-ل-م. The root س-ل-م s-l-m is also the root of the word سلام "salaam" meaning "peace." As with all Arabic words and roots, it should be remembered that the root doesn't have a particular meaning but rather a swarm of semantic relations often produced by history and analogy, and thus words derived from the same root came have very ~~d1ifferent~~ meanings despite a common linguistic heritage.		The noun إسلام "Islam" is the masdar (literally "source", but in Arabic grammar "verbal noun") of the verb أسلم "aslama" meaning "to give up, to submit, to surrender, to give into, or to hand over." "Islam" in its literal sense thus means "submission", "surrender" or "giving up" though of course it is also the name of the religion to which this Wiki is devoted. "Aslama" is the verbal form IV, in Arabic grammar وزن أفعل "wazn afa'ala", from the root s-l-m س-ل-م. The root س-ل-م s-l-m is also the root of the word سلام "salaam" meaning "peace." As with all Arabic words and roots, it should be remembered that the root doesn't have a particular meaning but rather a swarm of semantic relations often produced by history and analogy, and thus words derived from the same root came have very different meanings despite a common linguistic heritage.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
	~~[[ru:Значение_слова_Ислам]]~~
	[[Category:Revelation]]		[[Category:Revelation]]
	[[Category:Allah]]		[[Category:Allah]]
	[[Category:Muhammad]]		[[Category:Muhammad]]
	~~[[Category:Caliphate]]~~
	~~[[Category:Shariah (Islamic Law)]]~~
	~~[[Category:Jihad]]~~
	[[Category:Society and human nature]]		[[Category:Society and human nature]]
	[[Category:Slavery]]		[[Category:Slavery]]
			[[Category:Arabic]]

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			[[Category:Revelation]]
			[[Category:Allah]]
			[[Category:Muhammad]]
			[[Category:Caliphate]]
			[[Category:Shariah (Islamic Law)]]
			[[Category:Jihad]]
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	{{Quote\|\|It is meaningless to talk about the holy war as only defensive, otherwise, what did the prophet mean when he said, "from now on even if they don’t invade you, you must invade them."<ref>Dr. M. Sa’id Ramadan Al-Buti - "Jurisprudence of Muhammad’s Biography", Pg. 242, seventh Arabic edition, published by Azhar University of Egypt</ref>}}		{{Quote\|\|It is meaningless to talk about the holy war as only defensive, otherwise, what did the prophet mean when he said, "from now on even if they don’t invade you, you must invade them."<ref>Dr. M. Sa’id Ramadan Al-Buti - "Jurisprudence of Muhammad’s Biography", Pg. 242, seventh Arabic edition, published by Azhar University of Egypt</ref>}}

	~~{{Core Propaganda}}~~

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	{{Core Propaganda}}		{{Core Propaganda}}

	~~==See Also==~~
	~~{{Hub4\|Islamic Terms\|Islamic Terms}}~~

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

	The word ''Islam'' derives from the Arabic triconsonantal root sīn-lām-mīm (SLM [<font size=4> س </font> <font size=4> ل </font> <font size=4> م </font>]). As with other Semetic roots in language such as Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic, many different words are created from this root word by inserting different vowels or constants between and in front of the three root consonants. As mentioned above, these semetic roots do not have meanings per se but rather clouds of semantic relationships often connected only by history and analogy but not actual meaning. For instance, all of these words are derived from the root S-L-M:		The word ''Islam'' derives from the Arabic triconsonantal root sīn-lām-mīm (SLM [<font size="4"> س </font> <font size="4"> ل </font> <font size="4"> م </font>]). As with other Semetic roots in language such as Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic, many different words are created from this root word by inserting different vowels or constants between and in front of the three root consonants. As mentioned above, these semetic roots do not have meanings per se but rather clouds of semantic relationships often connected only by history and analogy but not actual meaning. For instance, all of these words are derived from the root S-L-M:

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	\| Saleema		\|Saleema
	\| <font size=5> سليما</font>		\|<font size="5"> سليما</font>
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	\| Saleem		\|Saleem
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	\| To be saved or to escape from danger (when refering to a male)		\|To be saved or to escape from danger (when refering to a male)
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	\| Aslam		\|Aslam
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	\| To submit		\|To submit
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	\| <font size=5> استسلاما</font>		\|<font size="5"> استسلاما</font>
	\| To surrender		\|To surrender
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	\| Musal		\|Musal
	\| <font size=5> مسل</font>		\|<font size="5"> مسل</font>
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	\| Tasleem		\|Tasleem
	\| <font size=5> تسليم</font>		\|<font size="5"> تسليم</font>
	\| To receive a salutation or becoming submitted		\|To receive a salutation or becoming submitted
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	\| A common translation proposed for ''Islam'' in English and other languages is "peace." The root of this idea is that' 'Islam'', meaning 'submission', shares a root word with ''Salaam'', meaning 'peace', however the existence of these two words with the same root in no way necessarily implies a semantic relationship between the two. By way of example with the same root, there is no a relationship between the meanings of the derivations of the verb سلم ''Salama'', meaning to be safe and sound, and سلّم ''sullam'', meaning a ladder. There may be an analogy from which one was formed from another or an opaque historical connection that links these two words, but there is not obvious semantic connection.		\|A common translation proposed for ''Islam'' in English and other languages is "peace." The root of this idea is that' 'Islam'', meaning 'submission', shares a root word with ''Salaam'', meaning 'peace', however the existence of these two words with the same root in no way necessarily implies a semantic relationship between the two. By way of example with the same root, there is no a relationship between the meanings of the derivations of the verb سلم ''Salama'', meaning to be safe and sound, and سلّم ''sullam'', meaning a ladder. There may be an analogy from which one was formed from another or an opaque historical connection that links these two words, but there is not obvious semantic connection. ''
	\|}		\|}

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	==See Also==		==See Also==

	~~{{Hub4\|Lying\|lying}}~~
	{{Hub4\|Islamic Terms\|Islamic Terms}}		{{Hub4\|Islamic Terms\|Islamic Terms}}

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://answering-islam.org/Hoaxes/salamislam.html Islam & Peace]'' - [[Answering Islam]]''
	*[http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Top-10-Reasons.htm Ten Obvious Reasons Why Islam is ''NOT'' a Religion of Peace] ''- [[The Religion Of Peace]]''		*[http://answering-islam.org/Hoaxes/salamislam.html Islam & Peace]'' - Answering Islam''
			*[http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Top-10-Reasons.htm Ten Obvious Reasons Why Islam is ''NOT'' a Religion of Peace] ''- The Religion Of Peace''

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
	[[ru:Значение_слова_Ислам]]		[[ru:Значение_слова_Ислам]]