Mashallah

Mashallah also masha'Allah, is an Arabic phrase that expresses appreciation, joy, praise, or thankfulness for an event or person that was just... more

by Amani Al Hajeri

Title

Mashallah

Artist

Amani Al Hajeri

Medium

Painting - Acrylic On Canvas

Description

Mashallah also masha'Allah, is an Arabic phrase that expresses appreciation, joy, praise, or thankfulness for an event or person that was just mentioned.
Muslims may utter mashallah in the belief that it may help protect them from jealousy, the evil eye, ayin hara (in Judism) or a jinn. In Islamic aqeeda (matters that are believed with certainty), it is understood that protection comes only from Allah.
That's why caligraphic expressions of this phrase is commonly found hanged in Muslims and non-Muslims' properties such as shops, companies, villas,..etc.
While mashallah is used as an expression of respect, it also serves as a reminder that all accomplishments are considered by Muslims to be achieved through the will of Allah. It is generally said upon hearing good news.
The phrase has also found its way into the colloquial language of many non-Arabic peoples, such as Persians, Turks (who say "maşallah"), Kurds, Bosniaks, Azeris, Chechens, Avars, Circassians and other Muslim peoples of the Caucasus, Tatars, Albanians and Muslims and Urdu-speakers of South Asia, and some of the peoples of the Balkans who once lived under Turkish rule, including some who are not of the Islamic faith: Serbians, Bulgarians and Macedonians say "машала" ("ma￿ala"), often in the sense of "a job well done".[2] Greeks use the word similarly. In the vernacular form of Cypriot Greek speakers invoke mashallah in a similar fashion to Turks.[citation needed] The practice of saying this word is also present in in eastern Africa specifically the horn of Africa where it is used by the local Muslim people of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

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March 27th, 2016