Inshallah
The literal translation of this is something like “If God is willing”. Technically a Muslim is supposed to say this whenever making a statement about a planned future act. “I will excavate this trench tomorrow, inshallah”.
I guess that this is supposed to be an acknowledgment of God as the ultimate authority in [...]
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The one Arabic term I have learned working construction in the Middle East
Monday, 21 January 2008