Inshallah
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Inshallah (Template:Lang-ar, ʾin shāʾa llāhu), also in sha Allah or insha'Allah, is Arabic for "God willing" or "if God wills".[1] The phrase is used not only by Muslims, but also by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews.
Religious explanation
In the Quran, Muslims are told that they should never say they will do a particular thing in the future without adding insha-Allah to the statement.[2] This usage of insha-Allah is from Islamic scripture, Surat Al Kahf (18):23-24: "And never say of anything, 'I shall do such and such thing tomorrow. Except (with the saying): 'If God wills!' And remember your Lord when you forget...'" Muslim scholar Ibn Abbas stated that it is in fact obligatory for a Muslim to say insha-Allah when referring to something he or she intends to do in the future.
In other languages
Hebrew
The most common Jewish equivalent expression is im yirtzeh Hashem (אם ירצה השם), literally "if The Name [sc. God] wills", usually abbreviated IY"H or simply IYH. Ashkenazic Jews use Yiddish equivalents, including immertsashem, mertsishem and others.[3] Sefardic Jews use original the Arabic version.
Maltese
A similar expression exists in the Maltese language: jekk Alla jrid (if God wills it).[4] Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic (the Arabic dialect that developed in Sicily and later in Malta, between the end of the 9th century and the end of the 12th century).[5]
See also
References
- ^ Inshallah: Religious invocations in Arabic topic transition
- ^ "Saying, 'In šāʾ Allāh' (If Allah Wills) when Determining to do something in the Future". Ahya.org. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ See here one among many sources.
- ^ Azzopardi-Alexander, Marie; Borg, Albert (2013-04-15). Maltese. Routledge. ISBN 9781136855283.
- ^ The European Union. PediaPress.
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