bismillah meaning

What does this symbol mean ?

This is image is Arabic Calligraphy for the phrase "Bismillahir-rahmanir- raheem". A rough interpretation of its meaning into English would be: "In the Name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful". Traditionally, all Muslims start things with this phrase, such as eating, business, exams .

Another Muslim phrases you might hear is:

Arabic text of 'Assalamu Alaikum'
Assalamu Alaikum. This means , "Peace be with you". Unusual that; while most media (misinformedly or deliberately misinfomingly) associate Islam with violence and terrorism, the greeting used by Muslims is one of peace.