Salaamun Salaam

Salaamun Salaam is an Islamic video for children aged 4 to 9: an animated song about peace, the salam Muslims greet each other with all over the world, and a prayer that our days on this earth be filled with it.

The song asks Allah to fill the earth with peace, and turns to Him with words close to the dua Muslims say after the prayer: O Lord, You are As-Salam, from You comes peace, and with You is peace. Everything returns to His command, and the hearts of all beings are in His hands. Some lines are sung in Arabic and then in English, and the chorus, "Salamun, salamun, salamun salam", is easy for young children to join.

While the song plays, the cartoon follows a day in a town. A girl ties her laces and runs a race on the track, then sits with a friend in the stands. Children ride their bikes through the streets. A man sits alone on the pavement with a cup, and a cat and her kittens shelter beside a bowl of food. A young woman pushes an older lady in a wheelchair to an ice cream shop, and builders at a building site stop to look after a bird's nest. At the end, a family sits down together for tea, under a frame with Allah's name As-Salam in Arabic.

The song reminds children that we live and strive for peace, and that peace starts with the small, kind things we do each day.

It is performed by Zain Bhikha, lasts about 3 minutes and is music-free.

• Surah Al-Hashr 59:23: He is Allah, the King, the Holy, the Source of Peace (As-Salam).
• Sahih Muslim 591: After the prayer, the Prophet ﷺ said, "O Allah, You are As-Salam and from You is peace; blessed are You, O Owner of majesty and honour."