2007-05-20 19:56:48 · 10 answers · asked by Curiousy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"Assalam Alaikum" is a greeting between Muslims. It means "Peace be upon you".
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2007-05-20 20:07:18 · answer #1 · answered by Zain 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's untranslatable into English, but I can tell you that it derives from an Ancient fast food chain, the Middle Eastern equivalent of today's hot dog carts, which used the phrase to hawk lunch meats, much like the Oscar Meyer Weiner song of the 1950s. So, you might say that "ah salama lakum" means, roughly, "I wish I were an Oscar Meyer Weiner."
2007-05-20 20:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by Sabrina H 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
It is an equivalent to the English greeting of "good morning, good evening. etc." The English weather is so fickle, that one greets the other with a wishing of a favourable morning, evening, etc.
The arabs were generally hot headed and don't trust one another. He would not hesitaste to behead a stranger on the least suspicion. To save one's own life was the greeting of "Peace be upon you"
2007-05-20 21:06:56 · answer #3 · answered by witty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "Assalam-o-Alaikum" is an Arabic/Urdu greeting meaning hello or welcome (literally "peace be on you"). The meaning of that is that he/she prayed for Allah’s blessings for that person. ... you can't translate it in English. It is written in Urdu and spoken mostly in Muslim Countires whenever and wherever you meet anyone. No matters you know that person or not.
Some people striclty used to say "Assalam-o-Alaikum Wa Rehmatullahi Wa Barakatuh" and in return people say "Walakum-us-Salam Wa Rehmatullahi Wa Barakatuh" meaning remains the same "may Allah blessings be upon you".
2007-05-20 20:25:27 · answer #4 · answered by sarah a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assalamu alaikum means ""Peace be with you" or "May you be in perfect peace". Depends on who you ask.
There are also longer versions of the greeting depending on how formal you want to be "Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah" which means "May the peace and mercy of Allah be with you"
These are greetings in Arabic commonly used by Muslims. The response to this greeting would be"Wa alaikum assalam" which means "And upon you be peace"
2007-05-20 20:22:15 · answer #5 · answered by Amelia M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salaam aleikum means "Peace be with you" in Arabic and is the usual greeting in most Moslem countries, including some non-Arabic ones (Iran for example).
The response "And peace to you too" is Aleikum asalaam.
These can change slightly between different countries.
2007-05-20 20:03:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salamalakum
2017-01-18 03:48:48 · answer #7 · answered by garciaroque 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Salamu `Alaykum means peace be upon you.
2007-05-20 20:00:05 · answer #8 · answered by Nik 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its spelling "As salamu allaikum" peace and wellth on your life
2007-05-20 20:06:48 · answer #9 · answered by mbm r 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it´s As-salam-alykum--------------- May peace be upon you
2007-05-20 20:04:27 · answer #10 · answered by Noor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋