What does “Islam” mean? The word الإسلام [Islam] is an infinitive word derived from س ل م [silm] root in if‘al pattern and used as noun and infinitive. The word silm means “release/keeping away; and to be distant from fear, doubt, trouble, lack of peace, unhappiness, fight, war, pain, suffering, material and spiritual inconveniences, weakness and decaying, and all the negativities.” This word is also the root of salim, selam, teslim, Islam etc. The word’s “Islam” form means “strengthening” [removal from problems, worries, fear, unhappiness, fights, wars, and similar negative things]. Hence, the religion Islam means the “the religion that strengthens humans [entire range of principles that protects and secures people by putting a distance between them and problems, worries, war, weakness, spiritual illness, unhappiness, and similar things].”

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SURAH QURAYSH (THE QURASYH TRIBE)
MECCAN PERIOD
Division: 51
1-2For the safety and prosperity of the Quraysh [tribe]; winter and summer; for
their safety and welfare during their usual campaigns… 3,4Then let them worship69
Rabb [the Lord, the Cherisher, the Nurturer, the Sustainer] of this House68 who
saved them from starvation and nurtured them and provide them safety, free from
fear.
(29/106, Quraysh/1-4)
68 This house means the “Baitullah” [House of Allah], i.e. the Kaaba. Allah used the
expression “My house” for the Kaaba in the Qur’an. While House of Allah means “a house that
belongs no one but Allah” thus implying that it is a public property. That, in turn, means that it is the
right place to discuss social matters, to find a solution for public needs, to decide on such public
matters as education, justice, execution, etc.
Rabb [the Lord, the Nurturer, the Cherisher, the Sustainer] of This House: As we already
explained in the 2nd Note hereabove, the term Rabb means “one who disciplines and educates, one
who guides his creations to a certain target/targets within the frame of a schedule, one who programs
and manages the development”. Accordingly, attribution of Rabb to the house by the expression Rabb
of This House implies that the construction of Kaaba and all its functions were programmed and
implemented by Allah. Truly, it is the first house ever built on the earth in the name of Allah, and it is
fruitful and fertile.
People of the Quraysh Tribe used to share the services provided to all people visiting the
Kaaba for hajj [pilgrimage] and umrah [ordinary visit]. Each family had its own duty. Many services
as guarding and maintaining the Kaaba, providing water to pilgrims, helping and supporting pilgrims,
collecting contributions for pilgrims, catering, establishing justice between pilgrims, etc. were
performed by the Quraysh. This divine tourism provided the Quraysh not only with a hard -to-reach
advantage and prestige but also very high revenues. However, this pleasurable life enjoyed by the
Quraysh in Mecca was not a result of their efforts but of the plans established by Allah for the Kaaba.
Accordingly, this plan of Allah for the Kaaba still operates today and the divine tourismsupports the
Saudi Arabian nation.
69 See Footnote No. 24