Al-Salam means “The Flawless” and comes from the same root as “peace” as entities are at peace when they are flawless.
Salam is also derived from the same word as “Islam.” While Islam is often translated as “to submit”, this is not the best translation. Shaykh  Abdul-Hakim Murad writes that Islam does not mean submission, rather, it entails letting go. This is [...]