Surah Al-Kahf the 18th sura has, "And never say of anything, I will do it tomorrow without adding, " if Allah wills" (Aya 23-4) Al-Qur'an
Most or all of you who know this sura and the background when God , The Almighty "instructed" the prophet , PBUH for missing to say "in- sha-Allah" about the story of "the people of Cave", and do not need to be reminded for it. However that may not be the only reason why the Muslims use this "phrase" so commonly in their everyday conversation, in addition to, a host of other similar phrases, like bismillah, al-hamdulillah and Yerhamukumullah etc.
so what is so special about it?
A certain Michael Slackman writes in New York Times,
"In Egypt, God's will rules conversation"
He says whether Muslim or non-Muslim they all say in Shaa-Allah with what ever they talk about. (and he is not wrong) What bothered me were statements like
"In sha Allah has become the linguistic eqivalent of head-scarf on women and prayer bump, the spot where worshipers press their foreheads into the ground during prayers, on men"
The ignorance of the writer (Slack man is his real name, please dont take offence if I wrote separately) is too obvious. Maybe he has not seen women placing their foreheads (not pressing) or wearing a "mehrab" (as we Muslims commonly call it). The writer does not realize this is not necessarily indicative of "religiousness" of the person and if the Christians (in Egypt or any other Muslim lands) say in--sha-Allah, they are not imitating Muslims they too use the words with their faith as I have heard from so many Christians here in USA "God-willing" and I remember my Christian Egyptian Colleage always reminded me when I said In shallah to add "T'Aala" and I would say In sha-Allah-u T'Aala.
So why is that a newsworthy item or a surprise for the writer when we as Muslims have been saying that for more than 1400 years (and have not just picked up recently) and why, I presume the writer to be Christian (or Jew, whatever), should he write concernedly? Looking at the Old and new Testaments, I counted God's Will mentioned no less than 18 times (English translations from original Aramaic and Hebrew Scriptures)
and all Christians religious or not religious know the "Lord's Prayer "God's Will be done on earth as in Heaven....) my own way of saying for emphasizing God's Will.
This writer thinks this is "rising tide of religion" and "Observance, if not necessarily piety, is on the rise, as Islam becomes, for many, the cornerstone of identity"
Cornerstone of Identity of a Muslim? and Mr. Slackman recognises well and quotes himself that these phrases are used by Christians just as much.
May I suggest to Mr. Slackman to visit other Muslim countries also so that he becomes comfortable about the use of such language and not feel "threatened" from the rise of Islam
unnecessarily.
Well, I wish I could write in the local newspaper where this "column appeared, but I am not
a good writer. Maybe my children may like to write as they have done before.
Most or all of you who know this sura and the background when God , The Almighty "instructed" the prophet , PBUH for missing to say "in- sha-Allah" about the story of "the people of Cave", and do not need to be reminded for it. However that may not be the only reason why the Muslims use this "phrase" so commonly in their everyday conversation, in addition to, a host of other similar phrases, like bismillah, al-hamdulillah and Yerhamukumullah etc.
so what is so special about it?
A certain Michael Slackman writes in New York Times,
"In Egypt, God's will rules conversation"
He says whether Muslim or non-Muslim they all say in Shaa-Allah with what ever they talk about. (and he is not wrong) What bothered me were statements like
"In sha Allah has become the linguistic eqivalent of head-scarf on women and prayer bump, the spot where worshipers press their foreheads into the ground during prayers, on men"
The ignorance of the writer (Slack man is his real name, please dont take offence if I wrote separately) is too obvious. Maybe he has not seen women placing their foreheads (not pressing) or wearing a "mehrab" (as we Muslims commonly call it). The writer does not realize this is not necessarily indicative of "religiousness" of the person and if the Christians (in Egypt or any other Muslim lands) say in--sha-Allah, they are not imitating Muslims they too use the words with their faith as I have heard from so many Christians here in USA "God-willing" and I remember my Christian Egyptian Colleage always reminded me when I said In shallah to add "T'Aala" and I would say In sha-Allah-u T'Aala.
So why is that a newsworthy item or a surprise for the writer when we as Muslims have been saying that for more than 1400 years (and have not just picked up recently) and why, I presume the writer to be Christian (or Jew, whatever), should he write concernedly? Looking at the Old and new Testaments, I counted God's Will mentioned no less than 18 times (English translations from original Aramaic and Hebrew Scriptures)
and all Christians religious or not religious know the "Lord's Prayer "God's Will be done on earth as in Heaven....) my own way of saying for emphasizing God's Will.
This writer thinks this is "rising tide of religion" and "Observance, if not necessarily piety, is on the rise, as Islam becomes, for many, the cornerstone of identity"
Cornerstone of Identity of a Muslim? and Mr. Slackman recognises well and quotes himself that these phrases are used by Christians just as much.
May I suggest to Mr. Slackman to visit other Muslim countries also so that he becomes comfortable about the use of such language and not feel "threatened" from the rise of Islam
unnecessarily.
Well, I wish I could write in the local newspaper where this "column appeared, but I am not
a good writer. Maybe my children may like to write as they have done before.
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After so any years I have made a correction in writing in English correctly as
"In Shaa Allah"
Mainly because Insha can also mean creating or Anshaa During speaking it does not matter but writing in Arabic also care needs to be taken how to write.
No matter how writen butit always means :God-willing"
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