PART ONE

ISLAMIC EXPRESSIONS AND THEIR USE

الجزء الاول

مصطلحات اسلاميه واستعمالاتها

لا اله الا الله

< There is no God but Allah >

USE:

It can be used any time

محمد رسول الله

<Muhammad is the messenger of Allah>

use:

Usually comes after ♥LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH♥

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.

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.

 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.

 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.

 الله أكبر

♣ Allah is great (greater) ♣

It can be used in a wide variety of places, often to show excitement.

 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 …)

 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 …)

 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.

 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.

 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).

 أستغفر الله

♥ I seek forgiveness from Allah. ♥

Commonly used when you think you did something wrong (a sin, cursed …).

 اللهم صلي على سيدنا محمد 

◊ Oh Allah bestow your mercy on Mohammed ◊.

It is a way to praise the prophet (PBUH).

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.

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.

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 …).

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”.

a video that contains most of the expressions