What does swt mean..
Why is it so essential that u mention pbuh whenever the prophet pbuh
is referred to..
"SWT" is an abbreviation for the word "Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala". It is used after the name of Allah and is one of the ways of glorifying God.
It would roughly translate as "Glory be to Him, the Exalted far removed is He from any imperfection [the disbelievers ascribe to Him, (trinity, wives and children etc.)]”
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*Originally posted by Dhulfiqar: *
"SWT" is an abbreviation for the word "Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala". It is used after the name of Allah and is one of the ways of glorifying God.
It would roughly translate as "Glory be to Him, the Exalted far removed is He from any imperfection [the disbelievers ascribe to Him, (trinity, wives and children etc.)]”
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No disrespect meant, but is it essential you use it every time. I have been curious about this...
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*Originally posted by Toddytapper: *
No disrespect meant, but is it essential you use it every time. I have been curious about this...
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Dear Toddytapper,
In the catholic religion we always have said:
Gloria in excelsis deo
Most importanly means:
Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace to people of good will." (Luke 2: 8-9; 13-14)
Myself I have always been of the thinking that " SWT " is similar.
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*Originally posted by Toddytapper: *
No disrespect meant, but is it essential you use it every time. I have been curious about this...
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Saying SWT is not essential, per se, but muslims like to use it, as its a matter of respect for the Creator.
Re: Pardon me for asking
There PBUH= Peace Be Upon Him. It can be used with any prophet. But distinctively with Prophet Mohammad :saw: we use the term :saw: which is quite different than P.B.U.H. But since not every website has :saw:, most of the muslims use P.B.U.H. The difference between both is , :saw: is a darood ( a specific way of sending Salaam and rahamat to the highness of prophet Mohammad :saw:. P.B.U.H is just the english version of it which can be used with any respective figure.
-Salman
So SalmanNY, you reserve a special something for Mohammed? Doesn't the Quran tell us NOT to differentiate amongst the messengers?
Mr. AAhmed,
When Holy Quran tells us not to differentiate between the messengers, it means that you don't have a right to accept one messenger or reject another one. You have to accept all of them as they all are messengers of Allah.
I believe that Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) has the highest status among all the prophets and he is kind of a king of all prophets and I may want to use some special salutation only for him.
fateahmed, where in the Quran does it say that Mohammed was better in any way than all the other messengers?
Mr. AAhmed,
The world 'Rehmat-ul-Aalameen' was used only for the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and no other prophet. The teachings sent to him (the Holy Quran) is for the whole mankind and not for a certain time or place (unlike all the other prophets).
You would read in Holy Quran, Sural Al-Fath:
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[48:29] He it is Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the true Religion, That He may cause it to prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as a Witness.
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The above verse means that Inshallah in the end Islam would prevail over all the religions thus making the prophet of Islam the greatest of the prophets.
All the other great religions of Islam like christianity, Judism, Hinduism all have in their books prophecies about the great one or the great prophet and I have not doubt that these are about our Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). We can also discuss that but it should be part of another discussion!
"And most certainly, thou (O Muhammad) are of most sublime and exalted character."1 (The Holy Quran, 68:4)
Not only the greatest messenger, but the greatest in mankind.
Ahmed, why don’t you say (PBUH) or (S.A.W.) when you mention the name of our beloved prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) ? 
Salaam
How can you question the respect of prophet mohammed * Salat 'Alan Nabiyy Sall Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallim* and compare it with other prophets ? This whole UNIVERSE was made for just one person, i.e MOHAMMAD * Salat 'Alan Nabiyy Sall Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallim*.
Allah loves Muhammad :saw:. Allah created Adam (a.s) because of Muhammad :saw:. Allah created the heavens and the earth and everything within because of Muhammad Salat 'Alan Nabiyy Sall Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallim.**
Reference
Dear ahamed, We Muslims are the “Aaal” of our beloved Prophet Mohammad : * Salat 'Alan Nabiyy Sall Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallim*. Allah s.w.t on SEVERAL occasions have used the word HABIB for him. He was the only prophet, to go to the 7 levels of sky. ( read Shab-e-Miraj). I can go on and on about his respect to us and how he was more loved by Allah s.w.t. and when you THINK i am done, there will be someone else here, who will willl go on and on about how He :saw: deserves extra love respect from muslim Ummah. Darood is a terminology that is ONLY used with his highness * Salat 'Alan Nabiyy Sall Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallim*.
Almighty Allah says: " Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Salim). O you who believe! Send Blessings (Durood) and Salutations (Salaams) on the Prophet with worthy Salutation". (Surah al-Ahzab: 56)
ANY QUESTIONS ?
-Salman
StrongMan, Some people don’t believe in prophet Mohammed * Salat 'Alan Nabiyy Sall Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallim* as the seal of all prophets.
-Salman
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*Originally posted by AvgAmericanGirl: *
Dear Toddytapper,
In the catholic religion we always have said:
Gloria in excelsis deo
Most importanly means:
Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace to people of good will." (Luke 2: 8-9; 13-14)
Myself I have always been of the thinking that " SWT " is similar.
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Hmm..I guess to an extent you've got it right AAG...and if it really did mean that (dunno am just guessing)..then such a phrase SWT can be used in conjunction with any ones name..coz we're praising God for that individuals existence and wishing them His peace...
That's how I see it any how
edited - typing errors
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*Originally posted by SalmanNY: *
StrongMan, Some people don’t believe in prophet Mohammed * Salat 'Alan Nabiyy Sall Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallim* as the seal of all prophets.
-Salman
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That may be the case Salman. I don't believe in Jesus (A.S.) as the last prophet like christians do but I still say (A.S.) when mentioning his name or name of any of the messengers.
One of my hindu co-workers, whenever we talk about islam, he always says Muhammad Sahab, never just Muhammad. Although I never emphasized this with him (since he is not a muslim). I can sense that even he mentions his name with respect, although I don't here him say that with any guru or other religious figures we sometimes have discussions about. Its surprising to me that some kafirs give more respect mentioning him than muslims do these days.
No doubt Muhammads (S.A.W.) legacy captured the hearts of 1 billion muslims. Similarly he also did for many non-muslims.
Salaam
Well said… You will be surprised to know how many muslims on this forum have questions with the respect of Prophet Mohammed :saw:. Its really sad.
-Salman