The Standing Committee Why is Islam called so ?

A: In Arabic, Islam means surrender . It has been taken to describe
the status of the one who embraces Allah’s Religion for he surrenders
his will to Allah and abide by the rules set by Him and conveyed via
His Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Allah says about Ibrahim,
peace be upon him, “When his Lord said to him, “Submit (be a Muslim
)!” He said, “I have submitted myself (as a Muslim ) to the Lord of 
all that exists. ” [al-Baqarah 2:131 – interpretation of the meaning]
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The Standing Committee