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WikiIslam  is a great place to start with some definitions and general information.

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Islam - Definition

Islām (Arabic الإسلام, "submission (to God)") is a monotheistic faith and the world's second-largest religion. Followers of Islam, known as Muslims, believe that God (or, in Arabic, Allāh) revealed His Will to Muhammad (c. 570–632) and other prophets, including Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. However, that which was revealed to Muhammad was considered to be the final and ultimate revelation, and corrective of Jewish and Christian traditions. The Muslims hold that the main written record of revelation to mankind is the Qur'an.

In Arabic, Islām means "submission" and is described as a Dīn, meaning "way of life" and/or "religion." Etymologically, it is derived from the same root as, for example, Salām meaning "peace" (also a common salutation). The word Muslim is also related to the word Islām and means "one who surrenders" or "submits" to God, or a "vassal" of God.

From one of our members:

I post articles at www.madashecc.com and I have a few about Islam; here is some of them:

http://www.madashecc.com/apps/blog/show/5389264-if-there-is-a-moderate-islam-let-it-stand-be-counted

http://www.madashecc.com/apps/blog/show/4901562-america-s-culture-of-tolerance-requires-intolerance

http://www.madashecc.com/apps/blog/show/4759787-holy-quran-v-holy-bible-in-perspective