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Unicode has a number of honorific ligatures. The below chart should aid in understanding in what context they should be used. As new characters, applications may have problems with rendering them in right-to-left text. In some cases, you can correct reading order problems by inserting U+200F RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK after the honorific ligature.<\/p>\n

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Unicode Name<\/br>ARABIC LIGATURE… (for prophets)<\/th>\nUSV<\/th>\nGlyph<\/th>\nMeaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ALAYHI AS-SALAAM<\/td>\nFD47<\/td>\n\ufd47 <\/span><\/td>\nPeace be upon him.<\/br>(The normal honorific used after a prophet’s or an Archangel’s name.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ALAYHIM AS-SALAAM<\/td>\nFD48<\/td>\n\ufd48 <\/span><\/td>\nPeace be upon them (masculine plural).<\/br>(Used for two or more prophets.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ALAYHIMAA AS-SALAAM<\/td>\nFD49<\/td>\n\ufd49 <\/span><\/td>\nPeace be upon them (both).<\/br>(Used for prophets and angels.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ALAYHAA AS-SALAAM<\/td>\nFD4D<\/td>\n\ufd4d <\/span><\/td>\nPeace be upon her.<\/br>(Used after the name of a woman who was the mother of a prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ALAYHI AS-SALAATU WAS-SALAAM<\/td>\nFD4A<\/td>\n\ufd4a <\/span><\/td>\nBlessings and Peace be upon him.<\/br>(A lesser used honorific used after a prophet’s or an Archangel’s name.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Unicode Name<\/br>ARABIC LIGATURE… (for companions)<\/th>\nUSV<\/th>\nGlyph<\/th>\nMeaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
RADI ALLAAHU ANH<\/td>\nFD41<\/td>\n\ufd41 <\/span><\/td>\nMay God be pleased with him.<\/br>(Used for companions of the prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RADI ALLAAHU ANHAA<\/td>\nFD42<\/td>\n\ufd42 <\/span><\/td>\nMay God be pleased with her.<\/br>(Used for companions of the prophet, and in some regions for others such as Mary or Jesus\u2019 apostles.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RADI ALLAAHU ANHUM<\/td>\nFD43<\/td>\n\ufd43 <\/span><\/td>\nMay God be pleased with them (masculine plural, but can be used for a mixed group of men and women).<\/br>(Used for companions of the prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RADI ALLAAHU ANHUMAA<\/td>\nFD44<\/td>\n\ufd44 <\/span><\/td>\nMay God be pleased with them (both).<\/br>(Used for companions of the prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RADI ALLAAHU ANHUNNA<\/td>\nFD45<\/td>\n\ufd45 <\/span><\/td>\nMay God be pleased with them (feminine).<\/br>(Used for companions of the prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Unicode Name<\/br>ARABIC LIGATURE… (for saints)<\/th>\nUSV<\/th>\nGlyph<\/th>\nMeaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
RAHIMAHU ALLAAH<\/td>\nFD40<\/td>\n\ufd40<\/span><\/td>\nMay God have mercy upon him.<\/br>(Used for companions of the prophet or other widely recognized scholars. Can be for any believer who has passed away.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAHIMAHUM ALLAAH<\/td>\nFD4F<\/td>\n\ufd4f <\/span><\/td>\nGod have mercy upon them (masculine).<\/br>(Used for widely recognized scholars. Also used for ordinary believers.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Unicode Name<\/br>ARABIC LIGATURE…<\/th>\nUSV<\/th>\nGlyph<\/th>\nMeaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ARABIC LIGATURE RAHMATU ALLAAHI ALAYHIM<\/td>\nFBC6<\/td>\n\ufbc6<\/span><\/td>\nMay God\u2019s mercy be upon them (masculine plural).<\/br>(Used for relatives or students of companions of the prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARABIC LIGATURE RAHMATU ALLAAHI ALAYHIMAA<\/td>\nFBC7<\/td>\n\ufbc7<\/span><\/td>\nMay God\u2019s mercy be upon them (masculine and feminine plural).<\/br>(Used for relatives or students of companions of the prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SALLALLAAHU ALAYHI WA-AALIH<\/td>\nFD46<\/td>\n\ufd46 <\/span><\/td>\nBlessings of God be upon him and the people of his household.<\/br>(Used particularly in Shia Islam for leaders who come from the bloodline of the prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SALLALLAHU ALAYHI WA-AALIHEE WA-SALLAM<\/td>\nFD4C<\/td>\n\ufd4c <\/span><\/td>\nThe blessings of God and peace be upon him and the people of his household.<\/br>(Used by all Muslims, but particularly in Shia Islam for the prophet Muhammad.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SALLALLAHOU ALAYHE WASALLAM<\/td>\nFDFA<\/td>\n\ufdfa<\/span><\/td>\nThe blessings and peace of God be upon him. <\/br>(Used after the name of a major prophet, especially the prophet of Islam.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QUDDISA SIRRAH<\/td>\nFD4B<\/td>\n\ufd4b <\/span><\/td>\nMay his secret be sanctified.<\/br>(Used for Sufi saints, and refers to their shrines where people come to worship.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TABAARAKA WA-TAAALAA<\/td>\nFD4E<\/td>\n\ufd4e <\/span><\/td>\nMay he be blessed and exalted (Blessed and Lofty).<\/br>(One of the honorifics used only for God himself.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARABIC LIGATURE RAHMATU ALLAAHI ALAYH<\/td>\nFD90<\/td>\n\ufd90<\/span><\/td>\nMay God\u2019s mercy be upon him (masculine singular).<\/br>(Used for relative or student of companions of the prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARABIC LIGATURE RAHMATU ALLAAHI ALAYHAA<\/td>\nFD91<\/td>\n\ufd91<\/span><\/td>\nMay God\u2019s mercy be upon her (feminine singular).<\/br>(Used for relative or student of companions of the prophet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SALAAMUHU ALAYNAA<\/td>\nFDCF<\/td>\n\ufdcf <\/span><\/td>\nHis peace be upon us.<\/br>(Used by some followers of Jesus to give special honor to him.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JALLAJALALOUHOU<\/td>\nFDFB<\/td>\n\ufdfb<\/span><\/td>\nMay His glory be glorified.<\/br>(Used after the name of God.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BISMILLAH AR-RAHMAN AR-RAHEEM<\/td>\nFDFD<\/td>\n\ufdfd <\/span><\/td>\nIn the name of God, the most merciful, the most compassionate.<\/br>(Used as the opening of each action in order to receive blessing from God.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SUBHAANAHU WA TAAALAA<\/td>\nFDFE<\/td>\n\ufdfe <\/span><\/td>\nMay He be praised and exalted (Glorified and Lofty).<\/br>(The most common honorific for God.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AZZA WA JALL<\/td>\nFDFF<\/td>\n\ufdff <\/span><\/td>\nThe Glorified\/Exalted\/Mighty and Sublime (Prestigious and Majestic).<\/br>(The second most common honorific for God.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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Unicode has a number of honorific ligatures. The below chart should aid in understanding in what context they should be used. As new characters, applications may have problems with rendering them in right-to-left text. In some cases, you can correct reading order problems by inserting U+200F RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK after the honorific ligature. To view the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"hide_sidebar":false,"hide_h1":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-991","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/scheherazade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/scheherazade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/scheherazade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/scheherazade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/scheherazade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/scheherazade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1042,"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/scheherazade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991\/revisions\/1042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/scheherazade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}