As-salamu alaykum

As-Salāmu `Alaykum ( السلام عليكم ) is an Arabic spoken greeting .

As-salamu alaykum ( ) is an Arabic greeting. It translates to "the peace be upon you (plural) ", ( May Allah`s peace , mercy and blessing be upon you ) but is often used as a greeting and parting and is considered the equivalent to "hello", "hi" or "good day" as a greeting and "goodbye" or "farewell" as a parting in English . The greeting is regularly exchanged during Muslim lectures and sermons. The typical response to the greeting is "Wa-Alaikum-Salaam" ("and upon you Peace") or "Wa-Alaikum-as-Salaam" ("and upon you the Peace"). In Arabia , it is associated with shaking right hands and then possibly two or three light cheek-to-cheek kisses, alternating sides. " "As-Salaam-Alaikum" and "Wa-Alaikum-Salaam" " .

As-salamu alaykum ( ; as-salāmu ʿalaykum , ) is a greeting in Arabic that means "Peace be upon you". The salam is a religious salutation among Muslims when greeting, though it is also used by Arabic speakers of other religions, such as Arab Christians . The typical response to the greeting is wa ʿalaykumu s-salām ( وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ ; ) "And peace be upon you, too." The complete phrase is as-salāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatu -llāhi wa-barakātuh ( ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ ; ) "Peace be upon you, as well as the mercy of God and his blessings." This greeting appears in greatly abbreviated forms in many languages as some variant of salām ( سَلَام ; cf. " "As-Salaamu-Alaikum" and "Wa-Alaikum-as-Salaam" " .

Arabic greeting meaning "Peace be upon you" "Salaam" and "Salam" redirect here. The salām ( سَلَام , meaning 'peace') has become a religious salutation for Muslims worldwide when greeting each other, though its use as a greeting pre-dates Islam , and is also common among Arabic speakers of other religions (such as Arab Christians and Mizrahi Jews ). In colloquial speech, often only the first part of the phrase (so: salām , 'peace') is used to greet a person. The typical response to the greeting is wa ʿalaykumu s-salām ( وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ , , 'and peace be upon you'). The complete phrase is as-salāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatu -llāhi wa-barakātuh ( ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ , ), 'Peace be upon you, as well as the mercy of God and His blessings'. This greeting in its abbreviated form, salām ( سَلَام ), has come to be used as the general salutation in other languages as well. Cognate Semitic language parallels include the Aramaic / Classical Syriac šlāmā ʿalḵōn ( ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܟ݂ܘܿܢ ), and the Hebrew shalom aleichem ( שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם shālôm ʻalêḵem ). In Christian denominations that perform Mass or other liturgical services, the priest or pastor and the congregation often use the salutation, "peace be with you", sometimes replying, "and also with you".

Arabic greeting "Salaam" and "Salam" redirect here. The salām ( سَلَام , meaning 'peace') has become a religious salutation for Muslims worldwide when greeting each other, though its use as a greeting predates Islam , and is also common among Arabic speakers of other religions (such as Arab Christians and Mizrahi Jews ). In colloquial speech, often only salām , 'peace', is used to greet a person. This shorter greeting, salām ( سَلَام ), has come to be used as the general salutation in other languages as well. The typical response to the greeting is wa-ʿalaykumu s-salām ( وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ [wa.ʕa.laj.ku.mu‿s.sa.laːm] , 'and peace be upon you'). In the Quranic period one repeated as-salamu alaykum , but the inverted response is attested in Arabic not long after its appearance in Hebrew . The phrase may also be expanded to as-salāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatu -llāhi wa-barakātuhᵘ̄ ( ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ [as.sa.laː.mu ʕa.laj.kum wa.raħ.ma.tu‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi wa.ba.ra.kaː.tu.hu] , 'Peace be upon you, as well as the mercy of God and His blessings'). The use of salām as an Arabic greeting dates at least to Laqit bin Yamar al-Ayadi (6th century), and cognates in older Semitic languages — Aramaic šlāmā ʿalḵōn ( ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܟ݂ܘܿܢ ) and Hebrew shalom aleichem ( שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם shālôm ʻalêḵem )—can be traced back to the Old Testament period. He uses salām according to Van Arendonk and other scholars; see, however, Nöldeke, Theodor (1862). Grammatik des Jüdisch-Palästinischen Aramäisch nach den Idiomen des palästinischen Talmud und Midrasch, des Onkelostargum (Cod. Socini 84) und der Jerusalemischen Targume zum Pentateuch . Robarts - University of Toronto.