Islam means making peace and submission. Making peace means that the believer should live in peace with themselves and their environment. Submission is expressed in the acceptance of God's will. Through Islam, the Muslim attains peace by surrendering to God's will.

In the Quran, the holy scripture of Muslims, God Himself says that He has chosen Islam as the religion for mankind: "...Today I have perfected your religion for you, and I have completed My favor upon you, and I have chosen for you Islam as your religion..." (Quran 5:3).

Muslims reject the Western term "Mohammedan," as Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was the prophet who brought the message of Islam, but God alone is worthy of worship.