Word: alei
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...what mattered were the symbols of exotica that attended the organization, such as the jewel of the order and its Arabic motto, Kuwat wa Ghadab (Strength and Fury), and the special intramural greeting, "Es selamu alei-kum" ("Peace be with...
...wail of muezzins crying, "There is no God but Allah," calls the faithful to the salat al-jami, the obligatory Friday service. The devout shutter their shops, rush through a thorough washing, and hurry into the mosque. Clad in dignity and finery, the imam ascends the pulpit, murmurs "salaam alei-kum," recites a text from the Koran, and begins a sermon which rarely lasts more than 20 minutes. So it has been for centuries...
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