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The_Foundations_of_the_Islamic_Belief, page : 181
The same is true of the use of the two words Islam and Iman (belief) in the prophetic saying
related by
Sa'd where the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - added: "Or a Muslim." He did that
because
he preferred the one to the other. What is meant by the use of the two terms as different words of
different meanings is that the terms contend for superiority and vie with each other in excellence.
Their use as related terms, the one being a part of the other, is also in harmony with the rules of
language. It is the use of Islam for submission with the mind as well as with word and deed; while
using
belief for a part of Islam, namely acceptance with the mind. This is what we meant by the usage of
Islam and belief as related terms, the one being a part of the other. It satisfies the rules of
language
with respect to both the specific application of belief and the general use of Islam, which is
all-inclusive.
It was in this sense that the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - used the term belief
when he
related by
Sa'd where the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - added: "Or a Muslim." He did that
because
he preferred the one to the other. What is meant by the use of the two terms as different words of
different meanings is that the terms contend for superiority and vie with each other in excellence.
Their use as related terms, the one being a part of the other, is also in harmony with the rules of
language. It is the use of Islam for submission with the mind as well as with word and deed; while
using
belief for a part of Islam, namely acceptance with the mind. This is what we meant by the usage of
Islam and belief as related terms, the one being a part of the other. It satisfies the rules of
language
with respect to both the specific application of belief and the general use of Islam, which is
all-inclusive.
It was in this sense that the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - used the term belief
when he