سلام) is an islamic greeting and salutation. It literally means health, safety, or peace. The qur'an and hadiths have emphasized on saying salam and counted it as one of the highly.

Now, you may have been under the assumption that language and speech tends to favor. The meaning of salam (literally, peace) is harmlessness, safety and protection from evil and from faults. The name al-salam is a name of allah, may he be exalted, so the meaning of the greeting of salam. In india, the greeting mostly among muslims is a simple handshake or hug, as-salamu alaykum (hindi: असलम अलैकुम) or the shorter greeting salam is used in informal situations. سَلَامٌ, salām), sometimes spelled salaam, is an arabic word that literally means peace, but is also used as a general greeting, above all in arab countries and by muslim countries around.

असलम अलैकुम) or the shorter greeting salam is used in informal situations. سَلَامٌ, salām), sometimes spelled salaam, is an arabic word that literally means peace, but is also used as a general greeting, above all in arab countries and by muslim countries around.