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**Nekas48** · 07-16-2012, 06:53 PM

I heard from a Barelvi (on their TV station) using abbreviations after Allah, the Prophet, et al such as SWT, PBUH, SAW, RA and others is wrong and should be written in full. Is this a Barelvi understanding or more universal? Or nonsense?

Dear Sister, Assalaamoalikum

There is no harm in writing the abbreviations. You will find in all my posts, I use (SWT) after Allah(SWT) and (SAW) after writing Holy Messenger (SAW). Whilst writing the abbreviations, one is actually pronouncing the whole phrase - at least, I do.

Brotherly yours
farook

07-16-2012, 06:53 PM	#19
Nekas48 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	I heard from a Barelvi (on their TV station) using abbreviations after Allah, the Prophet, et al such as SWT, PBUH, SAW, RA and others is wrong and should be written in full. Is this a Barelvi understanding or more universal? Or nonsense? Dear Sister, Assalaamoalikum There is no harm in writing the abbreviations. You will find in all my posts, I use (SWT) after Allah(SWT) and (SAW) after writing Holy Messenger (SAW). Whilst writing the abbreviations, one is actually pronouncing the whole phrase - at least, I do. Brotherly yours farook
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