Summary: If yoursquo;ve ever heard Muslims greet each other, yoursquo;ve probably heard the standard Muslim greeting. One person says: Asalaam Alaykum ndash; roughly translated to ldquo;Peace be upon you.rdquo; And the other person responds with: Wa rsquo;Alaykum Asalaam ndash; which means ldquo;And peace be upon you also.rdquo; The greeting comes from the Qurrsquo;an and is meant to help promote a sense of brotherhood among Muslims and to reflect the peace that should exist between Muslims from all walks of life. Whether or not these greetings can be used with non-Muslims is up for debate. There are some scholars who say a Muslim should never use them with non-Muslims, while others say the greetings may be used in times of great need or when non-Muslims use them first.
