Look at the following tradition...
Look at the following tradition: The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have said: تَسَمّى اللهُ باِسْمَينِ سَمَّى بِهمَا أُمّتِى هُوَ السَّلاَمُ وَسَمَّى أُمّتِي المُسْلِمِينَ، وَهُوَ الْمُؤْمِنُ وَسَمَّى أُمَّتِى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. Allah Named Himself with two names with which he [also] named my Nation: He is al-Salam and He named my nation as muslims, and He is al-Mu'min and He Named my mu'mins.
[^63] Perhaps due to this reason, exponents of ziyarah like al-Shubbar in his al-Anwar al-Lami'ah and 'Allama Majlisi in his Bihar al-Anwar believe that one of the meanings of al-Salamu 'alayka is [^64]: اِسْمُ السَّلاَمِ عَلَيْكَ. May Allah always Envelop you with His Name al-Salam Therefore, Almighty Allah not only requires each of us to be at peace, but teaches us to ask for our Muslim brothers and sisters to be availed of the same.
It should be understood however that the levels of peace are infinite. Therefore invoking peace for others while we greet them should never cease. Previous…
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