SAW
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[edit] Initialism
SAW
- (Islam, proscribed) صلى الله عليه وسلم sallalahu aleyhi wasallam – peace be upon him
[edit] Usage notes
It is commonplace in Islamic culture to follow mention of the Prophet Muhammad's name with (SAW) or (PBUH). These are also common honorifics for the dead in Judaism.
As with PBUH, the use of the abbreviation, rather than the full “sallalahu aleyhi wasallam”, is proscribed by some as lazy and insufficiently respectful; see discussion at Wikipedia.
[edit] Abbreviation
SAW (plural SAWs)
- (military, US) squad automatic weapon or section automatic weapon, a class of light machine gun
