The name Islam means Submission to God. One who submits. In the year 622 AD Muhammad and his followers met with opposition and were forced to leave the city of Mecca. When this happened the people of the city of Madina invited Muhammad and the people of Islam. The main reason was because the officials of the city wished to employ Muhammad because of his great skills in negotiating.
Tradition cites prominently Muhammed s diplomacy in forging treaties and alliances.
It emphases especially Muhammed s preference for peaceful means and the centrality Muhammad accorded to the reconciliation of hearts. While in Madina, Muhammad and his people grew in numbers and in strength. Eight years after Muhammad left Mecca he returned with an army of ten thousand men and took the city. In today s society the Islamic people have had a tremendous impact on the world. But not all of the attention that the Islamic people have received has been positive.