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A number of attempts had been made from the 1920s onwards to standardize the language using a number of different alphabets. Shortly following independence and the 1960 union, the Somali Language Committee was created, headed by Somali scholar Musa Haji Ismail Galal , the first Somali professionally trained in modern phonetics. [ 5 ]
Arabic calligraphy of the Hawqala. The Ḥawla (Arabic: حَوْلَة) or the LaHawla (Arabic: لَا حَوْلَ) is an Arabic term referring to the Arabic statement لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ (lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh i), which is usually translated as "There is no power nor strength except by God."
In the present-day Somali language, the primary name of God is now the Arabic-derived Allaah. [8] The term Waaq survives in proper names and placenames. The Somali clan Jidwaaq (meaning ‘Path of God’) have derived their name from Waaq. [9] Names of towns and villages in Somalia that involve the word Waaq include Ceelwaaq, Caabudwaaq and ...
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Laa an der Thaya, Lower Austria; Laa (Gemeinde Zettling), Styria Laa Formation, geologic formation in Austria; Laa River, Sulawesi, Indonesia; Laalaa people, an ethnic group in Senegal
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The use of the greeting differs when interacting with non-Muslims such as people of the book (ahlul kitab). Some scholars are divided on the issue. Most believe that when greeted by non-Muslims, Muslims can only respond by stating "wa ʿalaykum" ("and upon you") instead of the longer version, while others suggest replying with a salam.
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