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Respecting Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: How to Easily Use the “ﷺ” Symbol Consistently
May 4, 2020 
Hamād Shah
Allah ‎ﷻ instructs us in the Qur’an:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا - 33:56

Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worthy greetings of peace.

Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab

Subsequently, whenever the name of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is mentioned, the Muslim is taught from an early age to chime in with ṣallā -llāhu ʿalayhī wa-sallam.

In writing however, many of us find it difficult to express this respect as we might want to, resorting to abbreviations such as “(S)” or “PBUH” — well intended but perhaps straying from the ideal Islamic etiquette, adab.

With texting and digital communication being so widespread, taking two minutes to learn ﷺ ﷺ