Peace is integral to the meaning of the very word ‘Islam’ itself. The root of the word ‘Islam’ is s-l-m, which is related to the Arabic word for ‘peace’. And so, Islam means a religion of peace.

I am of Egyptian descent living in the US. While looking through various Hadiths dealing with Egypt and Hijrah, I noticed a Hadith by Muslim stating that Egypt will be conquered, and if Egyptians are ...