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Except that, in Arabic, "Allah" is just how you say "God". And the number of standard set phrases that include the word ("inshallah" (God willing), "al-hamdu li
by azernik 11y ago
Except that, in Arabic, "Allah" is just how you say "God". And the number of standard set phrases that include the word ("inshallah" (God willing), "al-hamdu lillah" (praise the Lord!), "bismillah" (by God), "wallahi" (oh God, wow), etc.) are enormous.
So a ban on saying the word "Allah" is basically a ban on speaking any normal variant of Arabic.
- smnrchrds 11y agoAlso these words are often used for their idiomatic meaning: "inshallah" (God willing): Hopefully "al-hamdu lillah" (praise the Lord!): Fortunately "wallah" (oh God, wow): I swear, I promise etc.