Islam is a complete way of life. It is the guidance for all mankind from Allah(s) - the creator of the universe. It covers all the things people do in their lifetime. Islam tells us the purpose of our creation, our final destiny and our place among other creatures. It shows us the best way to conduct our private and public affairs, including social, political, economic, moral and spiritual activities.
 
Islam is an Arabic word which means submission and obedience. Submission is acceptance of Allah's commands. Obedience means putting Allah’s commands into practice. Submission and obedience to Allah bring peace, which is why Islam also means peace.  A person, who accepts the Islamic way of life and acts upon it, is indeed a Muslim.

Allah, another Arabic word, is the proper name of God. Muslims prefer to use the word Allah rather than the word God. Allah however does not mean the God of Muslims, as some people wrongly believe. Rather, it is the name that the creator has chosen for himself. Allah is the creator of everyone and everything. He is unique and has no son or daughter. Muslims should begin their actions by saying "Bismillah" which means “In the name of Allah.”
 
Islam is the way of peace and harmony. If we look around we see that all things, the sun, the moon, the stars, the high mountains and the mighty oceans obey a law: The law of Allah. We find no disorder or chaos in them. Everything is in its right place. We see prefect order and total harmony in the system of Nature that Allah has created. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west and there has been no exception to this rule. The moon and the stars shine at night. Night passes, a new day dawns and so the process goes on. Flowers blossom and the trees showcase green leaves in the spring. Everything has a set course that cannot be violated. Have you ever noticed any violation in the law of Allah by these objects of nature? No of course not. Why? - Simply because they are made to obey Allah. They have no choice but to obey. This is why we find eternal peace in the system of Nature. By human beings are different: Allah has given us knowledge and the ability to choose between right and wrong. Not only this, in case we forget he sent us constant reminders by sending his prophets and books for our guidance. The final messenger of Allah is Muhammad(s), and the final book of guidance is the Holy Qur'an.

Yet he does not force us to obey him. He has given us the choice to either obey or disobey him. why? - Because he wants to test us. After this test their will be a day of reward and punishment. This is called the Day of Judgment. Those who passed the test will be rewarded with everlasting happiness and peace in paradise and those who fail will suffer terrible punishment in hell. We can earn this reward and escape punishment by obeying Allah. Neither the sun nor the moon - the mountains nor the trees - the animals on land nor in the sea can disobey Allah. They simply behave as he has created them to behave. They have no other choice.

The only exceptions are human beings and JINNS: they have free will, which means that they can choose whether to obey or disobey Allah. But if we follow the guidance given to us through the prophets, we are sure to have peace in the world that we live in. All human beings by their very nature, like good things and dislike bad things. For example we  all like truthfulness and hate lies. Even a liar does not like to be called a liar, why? Because we know in our hearts that telling a lie is a bad thing. In the same way helping others, showing kindness, politeness, respect for parents and teachers, honesty, and all other forms of good conduct are always likes and appreciated; but rudeness, cruelty, lies, hurting others, disobedience to parents and teachers, using bad names, and other bad conduct are dislikes by everyone. So we can say that human nature likes RIGHT and dislikes the WRONG.
 
It is also human nature to love peace and hate disorder. Peace comes from obedience to Allah's laws, while disorder is the outcome of disobedience. Islam establishes this peace. To achieve peace in society, Islam calls upon Muslims to work together towards what is right and to keep away from what is evil. This joint effort to root out evil and establish truth is called JIHAD, which means to try one's utmost to see truth prevail and falsehood vanish from society.