salaam

“The minute you say, ‘salaam alaikum’ — ‘hello,’ you know — you give them a lot.

"Hey, salaam! Sorry about intruding in your lovely forest, but I was wondering if we might borrow that canoe?"

Okay, give my salaams to your parents, and I will talk to you later.”

“Wa alaikum salaam, Aunty, and thank you. Are you coming with us?”

“It’s something I have wondered about: a man who was totally alone, a person who doesn’t socialize, just ‘salaam alaikum,’ and then moves on,” Mr. Mehdi said.