What is the difference between al-Din (religion/way of life) and al-Islam (Islam/submission to God)?
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"Religion" may refer to the true religion (Islam) and to others, as stated by the Almighty: "To you be your religion, and to me be my religion." And Islam means submission to Allah through monotheism, obeying Him, and disassociating from polytheism.
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