How to answer "salaam aleikum!"?

How to respond to the greeting "salam aleikum!" (In the correct transcription "as-salamu aleykum")? Over the past two decades, this issue attracts a lot of attention from the Russian-speaking population. This is probably due to the conflict between the Russian Federation and the Islamic state. However, this is a completely different topic for discussion.

What is "salam aleikum!"? Translation of the Arabic greeting means "peace to you." Muslim traditions and customs always differed in a radical way. Naturally, Allah (that is, the Arab God) is placed above all, and then the family. When salaam aleikum is greeted, the answer should be appropriate: that is, with the same respect and reverence. About this gesture, everything is said in the holy book of Muslims under the name "Koran" (in Arabic "reading aloud"). According to the laws of scripture, every right Muslim lives.

"Salam aleikum!": Translation and response

This phrase is a standard greeting among Muslims and is used in all cases of life and its contexts. "Salam aleikum" in Arabic colloquial speech is used as often as "Allahu Akbar" (the phrase in which Muslims elevate their God, in translation - "Allah is Great").

A typical response to the greeting "as-salyamu aleikum!" Is "ua-aleykum as-salami", which means "and peace to you" in Arabic from Russian.

This greeting has been modified into significantly reduced forms of neighboring languages - from Malagasy (the language of the island's inhabitants and the state of Madagascar) to Urdu (Indo-European language, common in Pakistan). The most popular modified greeting is the word "salam" (in the Persian salam).

How are Muslims forgiven?

Muslims have two most common goodbyes:

• "Isalyam Alec!", Which means "peace to you from Allah" in Russian translation;
• "Haer," that is, "goodbye!".

The difference of the given farewells is only in the fact that in the first case a person wishes good, health and prosperity from Allah. That is, he expresses maximum respect for the interlocutor. After all, the wish of God is the highest degree of reverence. In the second case, it's just a banal and non-committal farewell.

"Salam alaykum!": The answer and the shortened form "salam"

Over the past century, residents of countries with mixed populations, professing different religions (in which Islam remains dominant and predominant) increasingly use the greeting not as "salyamu aleikum", but simple and shortened "salami" (or salam). At the same time, people of another confession greet Muslims and others with a shortened word. How to respond to "salam"? When referring to you with the word "salam" you can answer the same way, and you can and fully - "ua-aleykum as-salami."

How do Jews welcome each other?

"Shalom Aleichem!" (Ashkenazic pronunciation - "Sholom Aleichem") is a form of greeting that is traditional among Jews around the world. This greeting, as a rule, is used by Ashkenazi Jews (German-speaking European Jews). Modern Hebrew also uses a shorter version of the greeting with "shalom". In response to such treatment, one should say "Aleikhem Sholom".

You always need to answer using as many words as in a greeting.

With the aforementioned forms of greeting, we have already become acquainted, but everyone familiar with the "as-salyam aleikum" is an abbreviated form of this benevolence. The full version in translation means "peace to you, the mercy of Allah and His blessing." In accordance with the law of the Koran, every Muslim should respond as openly and verbosely. The ideal answer is "va-aleikum as-salam va-rahmatu-llahi wa-barakyatuh", which translates as "and to you peace, the mercy of Allah and His blessing."

Why is it so important for Muslims? Welcome Example

The Muslim people all life is directly connected with religion and religion. Every Muslim should know the Koran as his name. He must also say prayers several times a day. In the phrase "as-salamu aleikum" there is a rich meaning, which every representative of Islam remembers.

In the phrase "salam aleikum!" The answer should be "ua-aleykum as-salami". This is how mutual respect and respect are expressed in greeting.

"As-Salam", as already mentioned above, is translated as "peace." A lot of meaning is invested in this concept, that is, the world is, overnight, "safety", "prosperity", "well-being", "health" and "prosperity." This word is included in the "99 names of Allah" (the names of God, taken from the Quran and Sunnah). Proceeding from this, it can be understood that every Muslim who said "as-salyama" means that Allah is "a God who gives peace and prosperity, he is pure and has no drawbacks."

The ambiguity of "salam" and its derivatives

This is not the end of the lexical secrets of the Arabic language. The root of the word "salam" comes from the word "Muslim" (as well as "Muslim"). Among Muslims, it is believed that a person who worships Allah is an example of imitation for society. The sincere believer shows his actions and actions reliability and security. A Muslim is the embodiment of peace, good, order and a healthy lifestyle. Such a person always knows what he wants from life, he has an idea of the universe and himself.

So they promise that they will be responsible for the life of the interlocutor

A Muslim who said "salamis" to himself like that, in one word, expresses his respect, respect and prosperity from the Most High, who will protect from all the unfavorable. That is, such words are considered a desire for security among representatives of the monotheistic Abrahamic religion. When greeting "salam aleikum!" The answer should sound with great desire and reverence. Such rules. "Salam" is an unspoken promise to ban encroachment on property, honor and life.