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In sha' Allah [a] [b], usually called the Istit̲h̲nāʾ, [1] is an Arabic-language expression meaning ' if God wills ' or ' God willing '. [2] It is mentioned in the Quran [3] which requires its use when mentioning future events. [4] [5] It signifies that nothing, neither action nor thought, happens without God's permission. [6]
Deus vult (Latin for 'God wills it') is a Christian motto historically tied to ideas of Divine providence and individual interpretation of God's will. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was first chanted by Catholics during the First Crusade in 1096 as a rallying cry, most likely under the form Deus le veult or Deus lo vult , as reported by the Gesta Francorum ( c ...
Mashallah in Arabic calligraphy Mashallah or Ma Sha Allah or Masha Allah or Ma Shaa Allah ( Arabic : مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ , romanized : mā shāʾa -llāhᵘ , lit. '' God has willed it' or 'As God has wished'') [ note 1 ] is an Arabic phrase generally used to positively denote something of greatness or beauty and to express a ...
– كتابة Kitabah – Writing: i.e., that God has wrote everything that exists including the destiny of all creatures in al-Lawhu 'l-Mahfuz prior to creation. Also called God's "pre-recording". [35] – مشيئة Mashii'ah – Will: i.e., that anything God wills will happen, and what He does not will will not happen.
Mathematics are also heavily discussed throughout the book. In the end they are discredited by a single word-- "In sha Allah"--"As God Wills" which Ninette states is the very essence of our complex and irrational lives. The characters of Bilal and Captain Ghassan represent the division of Lebanon.
As an abbreviation (simply "D.V.") it is often found in personal letters (in English) of the early 1900s, employed to generally and piously qualify a given statement about a future planned action, that it will be carried out, so long as God wills it (see James 4:13–15, which encourages this way of speaking); cf. inshallah.
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Christian Arabic version of the name of Jesus (as opposed to the Islamic Arabic term Isa عيسى) Yasū‘u l-Masīḥ (يَسُوعُ المسيح) Jesus Christ (literally "Jesus the Messiah") al-Jum‘atu l-Ḥazīna (أَلْجُمْعَةُ الْحَزيِنَة) Good Friday Popular usage (literally "Sad Friday")