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سَلَام

Salam: meaning of the name

Girl or boy Arabic origin Salām

In the Quran

“Peace, safety”, and the greeting of Muslims

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The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ya-Sin 36:58.

Salam in Islam

The word occurs about forty times in the Quran: it is the greeting of the people of Paradise, “Peace! A word from a Most Merciful Lord” (36:58), and the Night of Decree “is peace (salam) until the rising of the dawn” (97:5). The Prophet ﷺ said: “Spread the greeting of peace among you” (Muslim 54).

Meaning of the name Salam

Salam comes from the root s-l-m of peace and soundness (salama, “to be safe and sound”): peace, security, freedom from all harm, and the greeting al-salamu ʿalaykum. Al-Salam is also one of the names of Allah, hence ʿAbd al-Salam. The name is given to girls and boys, especially in the Middle East.

In Arabic
سَلَام سلام
Transliteration
Salām
Root
س ل م · 140 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Girl or boy
Origin
Arabic

Is Salam in the Quran?

Yes: the word Salam appears in the Quran 42 times, in 26 surahs.

سَلَٰمٌ قَوْلًا مِّن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ ۝٥٨

[And] "Peace," a word from a Merciful Lord.

Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 58

سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ ۝٥

Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

Surah Al-Qadr, Verse 5

هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ۝٢٣

He is Allāh, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Grantor of Security, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him.

Surah Al-Hashr, Verse 23

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا۟ وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَنْ أَلْقَىٰٓ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَٰمَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا فَعِندَ ٱللَّهِ مَغَانِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ كَذَٰلِكَ كُنتُم مِّن قَبْلُ فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَبَيَّنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا ۝٩٤

O you who have believed, when you go forth [to fight] in the cause of Allāh, investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace, "You are not a believer," aspiring for the goods of worldly life; for with Allāh are many acquisitions. You [yourselves] were like that before; then Allāh conferred His favor [i.e., guidance] upon you, so investigate. Indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.

Surah An-Nisa, Verse 94

35 other verses

All the words of the root س ل م in the Quran (140 occurrences)

In the hadiths

Authentic Sahih Muslim 54a

You will not enter Paradise until you believe and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I guide you to something which, if you do, you will love one another? Spread the greeting of peace among yourselves

"You will not enter Paradise until you believe and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I guide you to something which, if you do, you will love one another? Spread the greeting of peace among yourselves."

لاَ تَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا وَلاَ تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا ‏.‏ أَوَلاَ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى شَىْءٍ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمُوهُ تَحَابَبْتُمْ أَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ بَيْنَكُمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 12 other versions Explained

Is this name permissible?

No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Salam in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.

Read the rules for choosing a name

This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.

Writing Salam in each language

French
Salam, Salame, Selam
English
Salam, Salaam
Spanish
Salam
Turkish
Selam
Arabic
سَلَام

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