السَّلَامُpeace in Arabic

Example sentences

• بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِعِيسَى اِبْنِ مَرْيَمِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ

  I was informed that it was said to Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him:

  السلامُ — peace be upon him. A definite noun completing the set blessing-formula that follows the prophet's name; in such fixed phrases the wording is conventional rather than freshly composed. It carries its 'the' as part of the formula. Its role is formulaic, so it stays brief.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• إِلَى وَقْتِ طُوفَانِ نُوحِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ

  until the time of the Flood of Noah, peace be upon him.

  السَّلَامُ — peace. The 'peace' that completes the honorific 'upon him be peace', the delayed subject of that little blessing-clause. The formula reorders to put 'upon him' first, so this word is the peace being wished, in the subject ending.

  From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →

• قَالَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَا رَبَّ مَنْ أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ أَهْلُكَ،

  Moses, peace be upon him, said: "O Lord, who destroyed those who are Your people?"

  السَّلَامُ — peace be upon him. This noun completes the honorific 'peace be upon him', a fixed blessing said after a prophet's name. It is part of a set devotional phrase rather than a working part of the main clause. Read it together with the 'upon him' before it as one formula.

  From: Under God's Shield →