GREETING

ACCORDING TO
QURAN









The Quran Says "Salamun Alaikum"

Most Muslims (not all though) do not know that the very common greetings Assalamu Alaikum and its
reply Wa Alaikum Salam are different from what is mentioned in the Quran. The Quran does not
mention Assalamu Alaikum orWa Alaikum Salam.
What is found mentioned (numerous times) in the Quran is only Salamun Alaikum - a slight yet
significant difference from Assalamu Alaikum.
There are some Arabs and Turkish people who use the Quranic version 'Salamun Alaikum' when they
greet each other.
Now here is the exact reference in the Quran :

Surah 6:54 'When those who believe in our revelations (ayat) come to you, you shall say,
"Salamun Alaykum".

This is a very clear statement in the Quran. So where does the slightly different Assalamu
Alaikum come from? The answer to this question perhaps lies in the reply greeting.

In daily practise when Muslims say Assalamu Alaikum the reply greeting is 'Wa Alaikum Salam' which
means 'and upon you be peace'.

The Quran does NOT mention this 'Wa Alaikum Salam' reply greeting at all.

The Quran only mentions one type of greeting 'Salamun Alaikum'. When one person says 'Salamun
Alaikum' the reply can also be 'Salamun Alaikum'.

However it is the Jews, the Hebrew and Yiddish speaking Jews, who greet with "ShaIom-aIeichem"
(o > Y v oY w) which means "Peace be upon you". And their appropriate reply greeting in Hebrew is
"aleikhem shalom" or "upon you be peace."

Hence the reply greeting "aleikhem shalom" of the Jews is very similar to the "wa alaikum salam" of
the Muslim practise, which is NOT found in the Quran.

Hence you cannot blame the Jews if they say that both the "assalamu alaikum" and the reply "wa
alaikum salam" of the Arabs more closely reflects their Jewish greeting.

The Quran however will have no problem and no issue with the Jews because the Quranic
greeting is slightly different.

Surah 6:54 'When those who believe in our revelations (ayat) come to you, you shall say,
"Salamun `Alaykum".


We cannot find the greetings assalamu alaikum, wa alaikum salam, shalom aleikhem and aleikhem
shalom anywhere in the Quran.


Folks, there is a slightly deeper message to this walkabout. Muslims must bear in
mind that the Quran was brought to us by the Nabi who was also our Rasul
(Messenger). Can the Nabi say one thing in the Quran and then - after putting
down the Quran - say something else, something slightly different or even
something completely different from the Quran?


It is the same Rasul who taught the Muslims:

Surah 61:2 O you who believe, why do you say what you do not do?
Surah 61:3 Most abominable in the sight of GOD is that you say what you do not do.
Meaning, you cannot say one thing today and then do something else another day.

Honest Muslims need to ponder how come so many things that you believe or
things that you uphold cannot be found inside the Quran? Then when there are
somethings that are indeed mentioned in the Quran, you do not follow it or you
do not believe in doing it.


***THANK YOU***