Welcome to the very first edition of “Muslims say the scariest things,” where I (@iambillal) decode the linguistic trickery of Muslims. Many Muslims communicate to each other using sentences, and often times these sentences contain words. Now I have nothing against Muslims communicating, but sometimes the “words” they use are said in a scary, threatening, flag-burny jibber-jabber many liberal apologists have described as, “not English” or “Arabic.” No doubt many of you with Muslim friends on Facebook have observed the use of the word, “Mashallah.” A word that is composed of both MASH!!! and ALLAH!!!! Frightening indeed, but what really does it mean? Mashallah is an Arabic phrase usually used to express joy, praise, respect, and thankfulness at what someone else has just shared. The general translation of the phrase is, “God has willed it,” referring to a sentiment of humility that attainment and achievement are more than the result of ones personal effort. Let’s run an example: Person A: HEY! I just had a baby! Person B: OMG! Mashallah And let’s take a look at a slightly less appropriate example: Female A: [Posts a picture of herself Facebook] Male B: MAHHHHHSSSSHALLLLLLHHHHHH!!!! Gurl. You betta believe God willed allll dat! You is one fiiooone lukin halal huney. I mean, yeah, the second example is a little bit inappropriate, but that is how my Mom met my Dad. | Mashallah is an Arabic phrase usually used to express joy, praise, respect, and thankfulness at what someone else has just shared. The general translation of the phrase is, “God has willed it,” referring to a sentiment of humility that attainment and achievement are more than the result of ones personal effort. Let’s run an example: Person A: HEY! I just had a baby! Person B: OMG! Mashallah And let’s take a look at a slightly less appropriate example: Female A: [Posts a picture of herself Facebook] Male B: MAHHHHHSSSSHALLLLLLHHHHHH!!!! Gurl. You betta believe God willed allll dat! You is one fiiooone lukin halal huney. I mean, yeah, the second example is a little bit inappropriate, but that is how my Mom met my Dad. |