Sin-Lam-Mim
7 words from this root family
Sin-Lam-Mim (س-ل-م) has 7 words in the Fahm dictionary: as-salāmu ʿalaykum (peace be upon you (formal greeting)), maʿa as-salāmati (goodbye (with safety)), islām (submission (to God) / Islam), muslim (Muslim / one who submits (to God)), and 3 more.
In the Quran, words built on this root occur 140 times in 127 verses, across 48 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:71. The form سَلَام (peace) accounts for 42 of them.
Themes: Greetings, Basics, Quranic, Verbs, Communication, Adjectives, Physical, Abstract Concepts
| Word | Meaning | Type | In the Quran | Taught in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ as-salāmu ʿalaykum | peace be upon you (formal greeting) | phrase, A1 | First Words - Essential Greetings | |
مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ maʿa as-salāmati | goodbye (with safety) | phrase, A1 | First Words - Essential Greetings | |
إِسْلَامٌ islām | submission (to God) / Islam | noun, A2 | 8× | The Hereafter |
مُسْلِمٌ muslim | Muslim / one who submits (to God) | noun, A2 | 39× | The Hereafter |
اِسْتَلَمَ istalama | to receive | verb, A1 | Action Verbs - Making & Creating | |
سَليم salīm | healthy / sound | adjective, A1 | Adjectives - Quality & Character | |
سَلَام salām | peace | noun, B1 | 42× | Ideas & Opinions |
“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.
رَبَّنَا وَٱجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُOur Lord! And make us submissive unto Thee and of our seed a nation submissive unto Thee, and show us our ways of worship, and relent toward us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Relenting, the Merciful.
إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمُ ۗ وَمَا ٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِLo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.
يَهْدِى بِهِ ٱللَّهُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ رِضْوَٰنَهُۥ سُبُلَ ٱلسَّلَـٰمِ وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِۦ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍWhereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a straight path.
Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).
The standard response is 'wa ʿalaykum as-salām' (and upon you peace).
The most common greeting in the Arab world. Used in both formal and informal contexts.
Literally 'with safety'. One of the most common ways to say goodbye.
Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar) of أَسْلَمَ (Form IV = to submit). From the root س-ل-م (peace/safety). One who submits is مُسْلِمٌ (muslim). Related: سَلَامٌ (peace), سَلَامَةٌ (safety).
Islām means 'voluntary submission to God's will.' The Quran presents it not as a new religion but as the eternal faith of all prophets, from Adam to Muhammad ﷺ.
Active participle of أَسْلَمَ (Form IV). Plural: مُسْلِمُونَ (muslimūn). Feminine: مُسْلِمَةٌ (muslimah). Literally means 'one who submits (to God's will).'
This verse refers to Prophet Abraham (Ibrāhīm), who is called the first muslim in the Quran. The term muslim is applied to all prophets and their followers throughout history.
Form VIII verb (اِفْتَعَلَ). To receive or collect something.
Feminine form: salīma (سَليمة). From the same root as salām (سَلام, peace) and islām (إسلام).