| , As'kum in , or AsA is becoming common amongst Internet users in chat rooms and by people using | Tajik: salom alaykum , assalomu alaykum , salomu alaykum , salomun alaykum• In and , a diminutive form in the Albanian language, Selamun Alejkem or Selamun Alejqum is rarely used, the 'q' being a voiceless palatal stop typical of and Thracian Turkish phonology |
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| Shortening the greeting to acronyms, such as A | According to several , Prophet was asked who should begin the greeting and he said, "The one who is riding should greet the one who is walking and the one who is walking should greet the one who is sitting and the smaller group should greet the larger group" , 6234; Muslim, 2160 |
It is also preferred to use the greeting when arriving and also while leaving.
| Usage by non-Arabic speakers [ ]• This trend is similar to writing S or SAWS in place of | This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so perhaps you will understand |
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| The former is not more important than the latter" Hasan hadith reported in | They are not selected or validated by us and can contain inappropriate terms or ideas |
In this way more adherent males and females may greet through touching — but remain true to the or cultural teachings forbidding physical contact between the genders.
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