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Subject: Translate
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Asked by: stanzola-ga
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Posted: 10 Oct 2005 08:14 PDT
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Question ID: 578477
Translate "alaiyhis salaam" to english.
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Subject: Re: Translate
Answered By: answerfinder-ga on 10 Oct 2005 09:07 PDT
 
Dear stanzola-ga,

It appears that "alaiyhis salaam" is more often spelt ?alayhis salaam?. 

The term means God's peace be with him. It is also defined on some
site as peace be upon him.

Answering Islam web site -
?...Shortform for Alayhis - salaam meaning (God's) peace be with him.
Alayhas - salaam : peace be with her. Commonly found in Muslim
writings after mentioning the name of a prophet other than Muhammad,
e.g. Ibrahim (AS).?
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Index/A/a.s..html

?The following quotation is taken from a Shia glossary of Islamic terms:
 A.S. refers to 'Alayhis-salaam, (God's) peace be with him. It is said
after the names of all previous prophets, their mothers (e.g. Bibi
Maryam [Mary] A.S.), the twelve divine Imams from the household of
Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) and Bibi Fatima (A.S.). It will change to
'Alayhas-salaam (peace be with her) if it follows a lady's name. After
any two names we say 'Alayhimas-salaam and after more than two names
or when referring a group of people we say 'Alayhimus-salaam. Thus, we
say Imams Hasan and Husayn (A.S.='alayhimas-salaam) and the Ahul-Bayt
(A.S.'alayhimus-salaam).?
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Index/P/pbuh.html

Also confirmed on The Islamic Glossary -
http://www.al-islam.org/about/resources/glossary.html

Connecticut Council of Masajid -
"'alayhis-salaam / 'alayhas-salaam / 'alayhimas-salaam /
'alayhimu-salaam - 'Peace be upon him / her / both of them / all of
them.' Read after the names of the prophets, angels, and certain pious
women. Again, a practice derived from the Qur'an and traditions of the
Prophet."
http://ccminc.faithweb.com/glossary/common.html


You will see from the Google results that the first spelling is used
in exactly the same way as the latter spelling.

I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
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soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder

alaiyhis salaam
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"alayhis salaam" means
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Glossary alayhis
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Subject: Re: Translate
From: sleep3-ga on 20 Oct 2005 09:29 PDT
 
Assalmalaikum,

I will answer this question by what it means in my life as a muslim. 
Muslims are to abide and contsruct their daily  lives, actions,
emotions, feelings by the words of the Quran (islamic holy book) and
also by the Books of Hadiths.  Hadith are books which are a gathering
of incerpts on how the Prophet Muhammad ( salayal he wasalam) used to
live his life.  Notice I used the word in parenthesis.  Muhammad
(salayalahe wasalam) has been set as a messenger of the current Muslim
Ummah in the world.  Meaning we are his folllowers (Ummati Muhammed). 
In the past ALLAH has tested many kinds of people.  When I say Kinds i
mean people during their time on earth.  For example - the AD, Thamud
people.  All these people who lives many centuries before had their
own Messengers which were appointed by ALLAH to lead those specific
people on the path of purity to Islam.  Therefore since these
Messengers (altho they are nowhere equal to ALLAH), they are regarded
as noble and respectable.  The Messengers of Islam go frrom Adam
(alaiyhis salaam) to Muhammad (Salay alahe wasalam).  These Messengers
strived hard to follow the commandments of ALLAH and try to brign the
people of the world towards the path of purity (ISlam).  THese
Messengers faced many hardships and neglect by the unbelievers and
physical and verbal and mental abuse by people didn't beleive in ISlam
and refuted.  Therefore when we use their names we show them respect
for enduring all the pains they went thru to establish islam.  The
muslims living in the world now are all the followers of Muhammad
(PBUH - Peace Be Upon HIm)  Ummati- Muhammed.  We obey Muhammad (PBUH)
but we Fear ALLAH.

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