Strictly speaking, “inshallah” is meant to be used seriously, when you genuinely hope that something will come to pass. But a lot of people use it more liberally, almost like punctuation, or even as a joke. Wajahat Ali, a former host at Al Jazeera America, says he uses “inshallah” at least 40 times a day.

What happens when you say inshallah?

When Muslims say inshaAllah, they are discussing an event that will take place in the future. The literal meaning is, If God wills, it will happen, or God willing. Alternate spellings include inshallah and inchallah. An example would be, Tomorrow we will leave for our vacation to Europe, inshaAllah.

What does Inshallah and Mashallah mean?

what God has willed The literal meaning of Mashallah is what God has willed, in the sense of what God has willed has happened; it is used to say something good has happened, used in the past tense. Inshallah, literally if God has willed, is used similarly but to refer to a future event.

What does Mashallah mean in English?

what God has willed The literal English translation is what God has willed, the present perfect of Gods will accentuating the essential Islamic doctrine of predestination. Inshallah, literally if God has willed, is used similarly but to refer to a future event.

What does 786 in Islam mean?

In Arabic literature, there is a numerology equation in which words and abjad letters converted into numbers gives 786 as a conversion of the words in Arabic Besm Allah AlRahman AlRahim which literally means in English: In the Name of Allah (i.e. God) the Compassionate the Merciful.