Islam is derived from the Arabic root "Salema": peace, purity, submission and obedience. In the religious sense, Islam means submission to the will of God and obedience to His law. Everything and every phenomenon in the world other than man is administered totally by God-made laws,
Submission to the good will of God, together with obedience to His beneficial Law, ie, becoming a Muslim, is the best safeguard for man's peace and harmony.
Melvyn Bragg (IN our time podcast), Hugh Kennedy, Amira K Bennison and Nicola Clarke discusses about the The Almoravid Empire who were strict Muslims (they even burned Al Ghazali works in 1109 which led to mass anti Almoravid protests in cordoba) - they helped delay the Reconquista by 400 years
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