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important ! In recent years especially this year I’ve noticed a lot that the internet language picked up so many Islamic phrases and, from a muslim perspective, it makes the internet a little more welcoming. the thing is, a lot of the time with Islamic phrases you have to be careful about when and where to say them they hold their own weight and demand their own respect so here is a list explaining each phrase and some notes about it.

In sha allah

It means “ If God wills “. Muslims say it because we’re unaware of what future holds it’s actually blasphemous to claim to know the future, so saying so means “ If it’s the will of god it will happen if not it won’t “ and you’d say it about future events. side note, it’s also a polite way of saying No. for example, someone asks you to do something and you say in sha allah. Technically you’re not saying yes or no, and if it’s not in god’s will it won’t happen.

Ma sha allah

It means “ this is what god intended “ and it’s a compliment. Saying so is like saying WOW! But it’s also kind of a prayer of protection? If I see someone with pretty hair I should say “ Ma sha allah your hair is very pretty “ the ma sha allah protects the person from the evil eye. By saying that I’m also saying I’m not jealous I’m genuinely enamored and I don’t wish any harm to go to it.

Astagfurullah

it means “ to god I repent “ or “ from god I seek forgiveness” it’s usually used when you make a mistake but people also use it when they see something bad or when they want to avoid saying something bad. Like once my card refused to work and I’d say that so I won’t say any curse words and to calm down my anger

wallah/wallahi

okay this one is important. This one shouldn’t be used so lightly. It means “ by god’s name “ and it’s basically swearing in Allah’s name. You are only supposed to say it if you genuinely mean what you’re saying. It’s such a heavy word that I only say it very rarely and if you say it and don’t follow up on what you said you have to fast for three days as repentance.

ya allah

ya is an addressing word? Like talking to someone or calling them? Like saying O’ ( someone ) so ya allah means O’ god

Al hamdullilah // hamdullilah

it means ‘ praise/thanks to god ‘ said when something good happens or when you feel relieved about something— for example, my shirt is stained badly and I’m worried it won’t clean well. I clean it and the stain is gone so I say “ al hamdullilah “ kind of like phew!. Sometimes people say it as an answer when they’re asked how they are it can either mean things are good or bad but we preserve .

One more note is that with the name of Allah you should also be careful it’s not supposed to be written on papers that’ll get stepped on or lightly used in art because it also has its own weight it’s regarded heavily. Like even in home decorations it should be elevated and not overshadowed. If I have to throw away a paper I have to sit down and color over the name of Allah or burn the papers so it won’t get thrown in trash.

another note is that those phrases aren’t Muslim exclusive. Some Arab non-Muslims use them as well. This is only my explanation from a Muslim perspective.

Another another note is this is what I can remember at the moment but if you have additions or enquiries let me know

#islam tag #christianity tag #i know that this post is from a muslim perspective but as op said arabic-speaking christians use 'inshallah' as well #so i am tagging it with christianity as well

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"The question of forgiveness is not a moral issue. We do not forgive because it is the 'correct' thing to do. We forgive because it is the true nature of the life in Christ. As Dostoevsky described it: it is Paradise. In the same manner, the refusal to forgive, the continuation of blame, recrimination, bitterness, etc., are not moral failings. They are existential crises - drawing us away from the life of Christ and Paradise, and ever deeper into an abyss of non-being.

We who expect to receive such great mercy at the time of our own death - should we not extend the same mercy to all while we are yet among them?"

~Fr. Stephen Freeman, Forgive Everyone for Everything

(Art: "Crucifix," by Eric Gill 1917)

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#prayers and creeds #religious art #christianity tag

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#hymnody tag #who are You God and who am i? #christianity tag #Spotify

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everyone hears “jesus loves you!!” a lot which is very true and very good, but i feel like the actual meaning gets lost because it’s said so much. this is a reminder that:

God does not hate you

God is not indifferent toward you

God wants to have a relationship with you

God’s plan accounts for the specific and individual way that you think, feel, and act

if you are in Christ, you are a child of God, not just a Creation.

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#religious news #rabbinic judaism tag #judaism tag

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¹⁷ “You can throw us into the blazing furnace. The God we serve is able to save us from the furnace and your power. If He does this, it is good. ¹⁸ But even if God does not save us, we want you, our king, to know this: We will not serve your gods. We will not worship the gold statue you have set up.”

—‭‭Daniel 3:17-18

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At this point, the moment any group claiming to be Christian (or to have Christian interests in mind) loses compassion for their enemies, they've lost any allegiance they might have gained from me.

We bear the Name and face of a God who looked on those who beat Him, spat at Him, screamed abuse at Him, and murdered Him, and He still said, "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do."

If we do not want mercy for even our enemies, we cannot claim we are following Christ anymore.

#and i know that's very easy for me to say. and i don't deny it's easier said than done. but there it is. #live from the scriptorium

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#because.......m.. #if you're the woman and neither of you changes any beliefs #YOU are going to have to start attending HIS denomination #if he doesnt have a settled denominational loyalty that may be different (tags via @greater-than-the-sword)

(Added your tags, because I think you bring up a good point to consider.)

To be fair, I know of various interdenominational couples who didn't necessarily end up at the husband's denomination. I know of couples who ended up attending a church from the wife's denomination, or who ended up in a different denomination entirely (I've learned a significant number of Baptist/Catholic couples end up at Methodist churches). It's definitely more common, I'm aware, for the couple to end up in the husband's denomination, but it's not a given.

With that said, it's still a distinct possibility that you will not end up staying in your own denomination. And while as you grow closer to the Lord, your convictions may each change, it's fully possible some of them will not.

So in light of that, there's a few questions I think people should ask themselves before dating outside their denomination, and questions interdenominational couples should consider if they're seriously thinking about marriage:

If my significant other's theological convictions never change, will I have peace with that?

If the church we attend is one within my significant other's denomination rather than mine, will I have peace with that?

If our kids end up serving God in my significant other's denomination, will I have peace with that?

Idk why I feel like I should say this now, since it's not come up at all in the Christblr world lately, but having been in an interdenominational dating relationship for a little over two years now, this is the best advice I have for other people in or pursuing interdenominational dating relationships:

If you date someone outside your denomination, you're going to find out eventually what your Theological Hills To Die On are. Talk about those hills together and work through them.

Have a sense of humor about your own--and each other's denominational distinctives. At the same time, be sensitive to each other's beliefs, and recognize that something that seems minor to you may be a treasured belief of your significant other.

Visit each other's churches. Serve together. Get involved in each other's community. Make friends with each other's friends.

Recognize that it's fully possible that your convictions may change, or they may not. That is up to the Lord's will. It's not up to either of you to put that pressure onto each other.

Finding unity in the person of Jesus sounds easy and feels daunting all at once, but it is possible and is deeply beautiful.

#christianity tag #thanks for bringing up this point; i can't believe i forgot to talk about it and it definitely deserves consideration

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The thing that bothers me about the "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" blatant forgery (other than, you know, all of it) are all the people who saw the headline in 2012, went "Yahahaha! I knew it! The Church has been lying to us all along!" incorporated that into their belief system, did not understand the context if it had been authentic (e.g., a 2nd or 3rd century post-gospels text), and certainly never read the later scholarship debunking it. I still meet people who think it's real.

Anyway. No, there is no textual evidence from any century that Jesus was married. Confirmation bias is a bitch.

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"I've made my home next door to you" by Mirza Ghalib, translated by Vinay Dharwadker // Song of Solomon 3:1-2, KJV // The Book of Margery Kempe, translated by B. A. Windeatt // Ben-Hur (1959) dir. William Wyler // Hosea 2:14 CJB // "John My Beloved" by Sufjan Stevens // The X-Files, "Redux II" // Revelations of Divine Love by St. Julian of Norwich, translated by Elizabeth Spearing // "How He Loves" by John Mark McMillan

#putting this on my side as well because why not #christianity tag #(i would tag this with every religion referenced in this post #but ultimately this post is made with a christian perspective so idk if that would be appropriate)

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The God shaped hole in the soul of man and in society is real and once you know it you see the effects of that God shaped hole everywhere you look

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I love videos of people performing religious ceremonies for small animals. Especially if it’s not something a small animal could participate in theologically.

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maybe its my overwhelming god complex that's the reason religion has never resonated with me because I refuse to believe there is no one more in control of my life than me. However, I have just had a three hour discussion with my manager (on company time btw, got paid for this shit) about his 180 change into religion.

now, can someone who is well versed in christian texts please elaborate on the Giants that apparently existed and the dinosaurs that helped build the pyramids? I have never been so baffled about the religion I was brought up in

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Some do, actually. Baptists don't, but Methodists historically do.

Given how Catholic this website is, I'm pretty sure I know how the answers are going to work out, but I am interested nonetheless.

#we don't necessarily hold to transubstantiation specifically but the real presence is very much a part of our beliefs #general protestantism tag #just wesleyan things #christianity tag