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Dec 16, 2021 · Inshallah, mashallah or alhamdulillah. Here is an overview of the most common Islamic expressions in Arabic, their meaning and correct use.
- Salam. Originating in Arabic, the word salam is one of the most widely used greetings across the Middle East and Islamic world, and is found as a loanword in languages as diverse as Turkish, Persian and Malay.
- Inshallah. US President Joe Biden made headlines for his sarcastic use of inshallah in a debate with Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2020 US presidential election.
- Wallah/ wallahi. The expressions wallah or wallahi are most commonly heard in heated conversations as assertions of honesty and exclamations of the truth of something seemingly improbable.
- Mashallah. The expression mashallah means "it is what God willed" and is used to congratulate someone on their good fortune, and to protect others against the "evil eye".
- Walk on the Earth with humility and dignity. وَ عِبَادُ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الَّذِیۡنَ یَمۡشُوۡنَ عَلَی الۡاَرۡضِ ھَوۡنًا. ‘And the servants of the Gracious God are those who walk on the earth in a dignified manner.’
- When the ignorant address you, say, ‘Peace!’ وَّ اِذَا خَاطَبَہُمُ الۡجٰہِلُوۡنَ قَالُوۡا سَلٰمًا. ‘And when the ignorant address them, they say, “Peace!”’
- Spend the night prostrating before your Lord. وَ الَّذِیۡنَ یَبِیۡتُوۡنَ لِرَبِّہِمۡ سُجَّدًا وَّ قِیَامًا. ‘And who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing.’
- Pray that Hellfire does not touch you. وَ الَّذِیۡنَ یَقُوۡلُوۡنَ رَبَّنَا اصۡرِفۡ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَہَنَّمَ ٭ۖ اِنَّ عَذَابَہَا کَانَ غَرَامًا اِنَّہَا سَآءَتۡ مُسۡتَقَرًّا وَّ مُقَامًا.
Key beliefs in Islam. Muslims believe in one God, Allah, who has many characteristics. Muhammad was the final prophet of Islam, to whom God revealed the Qur’an. There are two main branches of...
Muslims believe in one God, Allah, who revealed his word to humanity through a line of special messengers known as prophets. Allah’s final prophet was Muhammad, to whom the Qur’an was...
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