Thank you for asking me about my religion.
Before i began to answer your question, i would like to state two important things:
1. As Muslims we cannot lie about anything, especially about our religion.
2. We have original recorded sources of our religion:
A) The Quran
http://www.quranexplorer.com
B) Teachings of Muhammad - the Authentic saying or Sunnah
http://www.quranexplorer.com/hadith/english/index.html
This is a unique part of Islam, not available in any other ancient religions.
Muslims submit and surrender their will and desires to the will and the laws of the Creator. By referring to, "The Creator", Muslims are talking about "Allah."
"Allah" simply means "The God" in Arabic.
The term Allah is derived from a contraction of the Arabic definite article al- "the" and 'ilah "deity, god" to al-lah meaning "the [sole] deity, God" (ho theos monos). Cognates of the name "Allah" exist in other Semitic languages, including Hebrew and Aramaic. Biblical Hebrew mostly uses the plural form (but functional singular) Elohim. The corresponding Aramaic form is 'Elaha in Biblical Aramaic and 'Alâhâ in Syriac.
The contraction of al- and 'ilah in forming the term Allah ("the god", masculine form) parallels the contraction of al- and 'ilaha in forming the term Allat ("the goddess", feminine form).
The Hebrews called Him, 'ELAH'.
Jesus, in Aramaic called Him, 'AALAH'
The Arabs call Him, 'ALLAH'.
The Sikhs call Him 'ALLAH'.
The Hindu Scripture say He is Allah'.
Sumerians call Him, ILA'.Koreans call Him' OLLA'.
In Accadian He is called, 'ALLU'
In Syriac, HE is, 'HILA'.
In Phoenician ,ALON'
Haitian, 'LOA'.
Finnish, LUOYA'
Even the Japs call Him, 'ARRA' , (They usually pronounce 'L' as 'R'.)
(Note the presense of the letter 'A' and 'L'. The variations were just due to Tribal Linguistic accent.)
And that is almost all the people on Earth.
Islam is a verb and a noun at the same time.
The first meaning of "Islam" is the verb from the root "aslama" (a verb), meaning to: "surrender; submit; obey; sincerity and in peace."
The second meaning of "Islam" is the noun form from the same root, and it describes the last and final form of the way of life as perscribed by the Creator for His Creation. This is the name used in Quran for Muslims to call themselves as followers of "Islam". This would make them "Islam-ers" in English, but of course in Arabic the prefix "mu" is added to denote the one preforming the action or verb and instead it becomes "mu"-"islam" or "Muslim."
"Islam" can be understood in a very general sense to be the true religion of God, as it is from Him and according to His commandments without adding to or taking away from the basic precepts.
http://www.islam-guide.com/
Quran OR Bible : which is the word of God? aka "corruption in the bible or Quran?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVZ7MLQorwA
Is 75% of the Qu'ran a Copy of the Bible?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9MBJQF23p4
Is Quran a copy of the OT and NT?
http://wup-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=15848
BBC NEWS: 1000'S OF ALTERATIONS IN BIBLE! - compared to Codex Sinaiticus (the oldest bible) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHghltIh1FM
Dr. Bart Ehrman Sums it all up BIBLE NOT RELIABLE
Misquoting Jesus, Stanford Lecture, How Bible Got Tainted 1/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cK3Ry_icJo