Does the word Islam really translate to "voluntary submission to God"?

One of the meaning is "Submission to God". The other meaning is "Peace". Then you can sense the meaning of this word by combine these two meanings together one side to other to be "Voluntary Submission to God".

Muslims are just human. Some of us are highly educated, some of us didn't have good education, some of us are rich, some of us are poor, some of us live in peaceful place, some of us live in violent place. The things are, we come from various conditions, backgrounds, political entities. You will hard to recognize the similarity or cultural behavior from Muslim who lived at the west, lets say Canada, to the Muslim who lived at the east, lets say Indonesia. But one thing we agree is one, that God is One and that Quran is the last holy book.

The problem is, although Quran is only one, but we differs in the interpretation. Of course, interpretation will be influenced from all of those backgrounds we have. We understood this religion by each and by own understanding, because we didn't have central authority like Vatican. So if there is a Middle Eastern cleric say something, it didn't mean we believe everything he said. That is same when there is a Western cleric say something, it didn't mean all of Muslim agreed with his speaking.

Those so called "forced submission" is one of the biggest **** I ever heard. Whoever did this thing has breached the very basic rule in Quranic teaching, that "there is no compulsory on this religion" (Quran 2:256). Whoever do this "forced submission", they will be faced against God and the prophet in hereafter.

Hello KoryP, Thank you for aksing questions about our religion.

Islam - just means "submission to the will of God". In fact, we belief that every human being is born a "muslim" -meaning that their true nature is that they submit to God's will. However, it is their family or society which make them become a christian or a jew etc.

As for forcing people to become muslim, where is this happening today. Do you have evidence of it?

It is certainly not allowed as the Quran as says

"There is no compulsion in religion". However, it later goes on to say "the truth is distinct from falsehood"..i.e one can do whatever they like in their life, but they will be accountable for their actions.

Thank you again.

yes, if you elect to. [you revert and keep it to yourself]

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as for those who misquote Holy Quran, they shall end up in Hell

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If it does, then it is not followed by Muslims. The praying five times a day and all the other activity is tantamount to brainwashing.

Submission, brainwashing, slave training, authoritarian ideology, It a lot like Christianity.