PART ONE
ISLAMIC EXPRESSIONS AND THEIR USE
الجزء الاول
مصطلحات اسلاميه واستعمالاتها
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لا اله الا الله
< There is no God but Allah >
USE:
It can be used any time
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محمد رسول الله
<Muhammad is the messenger of Allah>
use:
Usually comes after ♥LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH♥
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الحمدلله
♥Praise to Allah♥
use:
used usually to express satisfaction, or after having finished eating… or if someone asks you how you were and you want to express that you’re satisfied.
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ما شاء الله
♥ What Allah wishes ♥
use:
It is used to express amazement almost like Subhanallah except that Mashallah is mainly for positive amazement, like if someone tells you “I have a daughter and she is 9” you can simply reply “mashallah” then add something if you want.
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الشكر لله
♥Thanks to Allah♥
used usually to express satisfaction, or after having finished eating… or if someone asks you how you were and you want to express that you’re satisfied.
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سبحان الله
♦ Glory to Allah ♦
can be used in many places, for example if you heard something amazing and you want to express your amazement.
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الله أكبر
♣ Allah is great (greater) ♣
It can be used in a wide variety of places, often to show excitement.
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بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
♥ In the name of Allah, the most gracious the most merciful .♥
many Muslims use it before reciting the Qur’an. It is used to start something, whatever a Muslim wants to start (driving, eating, walking, reading …)
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جزاك الله خيرا
♥ May Allah reward you with all good.♥
It is used when someone does something good to you (gives you something, helps you with something …)
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إن شاء الله
♦ If Allah wills.♦
Usually used to refer to planning to do a future action, I will do this … if Allah wills it.
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يرحمك الله
< May Allah have mercy on you, or May Allah bless you>
It is the equivalent of “bless you” when you sneeze, it is said after someone sneezes.
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إنا لله و إنا إليه راجعون
♣ To Allah we belong, and to him we will return. ♣
it is usually used when you hear someone died, or if you had a terrible lost (financial or personal).
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أستغفر الله
♥ I seek forgiveness from Allah. ♥
Commonly used when you think you did something wrong (a sin, cursed …).
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اللهم صلي على سيدنا محمد
◊ Oh Allah bestow your mercy on Mohammed ◊.
It is a way to praise the prophet (PBUH).
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السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
♥ Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings ♥.
A way of greetings used more widely and can be the equivalent of “hi, hello, good morning/ afternoon/ evening, good-bye, bye …) so it’s basically a way to greet and could be used in farewells. It is considered to be more polite and more rewarding to use it.
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أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله و أشهد أن محمد رسول الله
♥ I bear witness that there is no other God but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of the Allah ♥.
This one is called “shahadah”, it’s one of the 5 main pillars of Islam, and that’s the first step to converting to Islam. Also used by Muslims to refresh their belief, it’s recommended to use it daily.
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أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
I seek refuge in Allah from the cursed Satan “shaitan”.
Used mainly when feeling unsafe or before entering unsafe places, or when scared by something (a bad dream …).
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بارك الله فيك
♥ May Allah bestow his blessings on you ♥.
It is used to wish someone blessings from Allah especially in return to a favor done by that person, the equivalent to “thank you very much”.
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a video that contains most of the expressions
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Published: May 20, 2016
Latest Revision: May 20, 2016
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