Literally, this word (Islam) denotes "self­-surrender" and, in the deeper sense, "man's self-surrender to God". As soon as we become fully aware that God exists, and thereupon surrender ourselves to Him both in our faith and in our attitudes, we fulfil the meaning of our life.

Chapter: Answers of Islam, Answer to Question # 17, p 158 - This Law of Ours and Other Essays (1987)