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To: richardtavor

“Asalam alaikum… peace be with you,”

I don’t know Arabic. But that first word sounds similar to Islam. But most authorities agree that Islam is more accurately translated as “submission” than “peace.”

As I say, I’m ignorant of the language. But that’s my suspicion. Sholem Aleichem means something rather different, because the Jewish God is very different from Allah.


23 posted on 03/04/2010 4:04:03 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

I’m pretty sure it is one of the more common Arabic greetings and does in fact translate “Peace be upon you.” I don’t think it’s spelled right in the article, however.


37 posted on 03/04/2010 4:19:00 PM PST by andrew2527
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