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This article is about the phrase used in Islam. For the Jewish honorific, see Peace be upon him (Judaism).

This article is about one of many honorifics phrases used in Islam. For other Islamic honorifics, see Islamic honorifics.

Ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam written in calligraphic form

Example of the name Muhammad with the salat phrase attached in thuluth calligraphy.

The Arabic phrase ʿalayhi s-salām (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ), which translates as "peace be upon him" is a conventionally complimentary phrase or durood attached to the names of the prophets in Islam. The English phrase is also given the abbreviation PBUH in English-language writing. An extended variant of the phrase reads ṣallā -llāhu ʿalayhī wa-ʾālihī wa-sallam^a (Arabic: صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ‎, lit. 'God bless him and his family and grant him peace'), and it is often abbreviated SAW or SAWS in writing, even in English. The Arabic phrase is given the name Salawat. The phrase is encoded as a ligature at Unicode code point U+FDFA ﷺ ARABIC LIGATURE SALLALLAHOU ALAYHE WASALLAM^[1]

Some Islamic scholars have voiced disagreement with the practice of abbreviating these phrases, arguing that it demonstrates laziness and a lack of respect.^[2]

Variants of the phrase in Arabic

In the Qur'an

In tafsir

In hadiths

Ruling on abbreviating the phrase

See also

References

Last edited 20 days ago by Lhimec

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