whats the purpose of saying 'peace be upon him' if they always shorten it to pbuh. i think by saying pbuh all the time they dont even really mean it, whats the point.
2006-07-01 04:58:48 · 15 answers · asked by the hamburglar 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
please actually answer my question and no red herrings
2006-07-01 05:01:27 · update #1
We do not say p b u h we actually read and say it as Peace Be upon Him. And we do mean it. The reason that it is often written as pbuh on websites such as this is just for speed any Muslim reading it will understand it and say peace be upon him.
Just because its written that way does not mean that we do not mean it.
2006-07-01 05:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by qwertyu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him And His Household. May Allah SWT bring to you peace and blessings as well. For Allah is the Most Merciful, The Most Gracious.
It's kind of like, May god bless you. I am a Christian revert to Islam. The way I explain it is that is is basicly saying May God Bless You. Every prophet that Allah SWT sent to us was a gift. So may this gift from Allah SWT have peace and blessings in Paradise and Heaven.
2006-07-01 12:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by m_ousley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody says pbuh. It is only used in writing.It is an acronym.But when saying it verbally the full term is used.
2006-07-01 12:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by religion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its because of respect
when we read pbuh , we read it full.
its because to shorten the writings, we use abbreviation .
and there are lots of examples of this. not just in islam , but in every way of life.
hope this answers.
2006-07-01 12:09:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Sign of Respect to all Messengers of God!
2006-07-01 12:04:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with William B
2006-07-01 12:01:57 · answer #6 · answered by :-) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we respect them because they have been the way to GOD
and they delivered the message
its a sign of respect
which is meaning full beautiful words suits on them
2006-07-01 12:10:39 · answer #7 · answered by Deepest-Blue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To show respect to all the prophets and messengers of Allah who did all they can to salvage us from hell and guide us to the Paradise.
2006-07-01 12:12:41 · answer #8 · answered by lukman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its too praise and wish him peace when we hear or say his name...its a sign of respect and besides...we mean it at heart...how you type it doesnt matter...thanks for the question though...
2006-07-01 12:07:30 · answer #9 · answered by nat_reyou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with William B
2006-07-01 12:01:15 · answer #10 · answered by strike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋