As-salamu alaykum

As-salamu alaykum (Arabic: ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, wey dem romanize am as as-salāmu ʿalaykum), dem dey rep am like salamun alaykum den salam alaykum for English insyd, be some greeting for Arabic insyd wey e dey mean 'Peace be upon you'. De word salām (سَلَام, wey de mean 'peace') don become religious salutation for Muslims worldwide wen dem dey greet each other, though dem dey use am as a greeting before Islam come, den e dey common among Arabic speakers of oda religions (like Arab Christians denMizrahi Jews), den speakers of languages plus Arabic loanwords, like Indian Christians wey dey speak Hindi-Urdu for de northern Indian subcontinent dey use salaam

For regular speech insyd, often dem dey use de shortened form salām wen dem dey greet person, den dem don dey use am as general salutation for oda languages insyd.

De normal response to de greeting be wa-ʿalaykumu s-salām (وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ [wa.ʕa.laj.ku.mu‿s.sa.laːm] ⓘ, 'den peace be upon you'). Insyd de Quran period one repeat as-salamu alaykum, buh de inverted response dey attest insyd Arabic no be long after ein appearance insyd Hebrew.  Dem fit  expand de phrase 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, den de mercy of God den His blessings').

Dem fit trace de greeting "salām" to de Laqit bin Yamar al-Ayadi (6th century) insyd,Laqit's date is uncertain and contested by other sources. He uses salām according to Van Arendonk and other scholars; see, however,  den cognates for older Semitic languages—Aramaic šlāmā ʿalḵōn (ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܟ݂ܘܿܢ) den Hebrew shalom aleichem (שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם shālôm ʻalêḵem)— wey dem fit trace back to de Old Testament period insyd.

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 A brief illustrated guide to understanding Islam
 How to pronounce As salamu alaykum in Arabic
 How To Pronounce Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh in Arabic
 How to pronounce Walaikum Assalam in Arabic

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