Terms Used For Those Other Than Muhammad
Ahmad Bayhaqi reports that Abu Hurairah said that Muhammad said:
Send the Salat on Allah's messengers and prophets for Allah sent them as He sent me. —MuhammadWhen mentioning sahaba (the companions of Muhammad), radhi Allahu anhu (for males) and radhi Allahu anha (for females) are used by Sunnis; they mean may God be pleased with him or her respectively. The phrase is sometimes also used after mentioning other names including that of Jesus and Moses, but the term عليه سلام aleyhi salaam, "On him be peace" is more common. See for example the letter from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, to George W. Bush: "Can one be a follower of Jesus Christ, Feel obliged to respect human rights ..."
The term was also used in the New Testament when Jesus said "Peace unto you", in John 20:21, when entering between a group of people.
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