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{{short description|Arabic phrase to express appreciation, joy, praise, or thankfulness}}{{other}}(File:Mashallah Masjid an-Nabawi Calligraphy.png|thumb|Mashallah in Arabic calligraphy)Mashallah or Ma Sha Allah or Masha Allah or Ma Shaaa Allah (}}){{NoteTag|also written Masha'Allah, Maşaallah (Turkey and Azerbaijan), Masya Allah (Malaysia and Indonesia) and Mašala (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}} is an Arabic phrase that literally translates to 'God has willed it', implying that something has happened, generally used to positively denote something of greatness or beauty. It is used to express a feeling of awe or beauty regarding an event or person that was just mentioned. It is a common expression used throughout the Arabic-speaking and Muslim world, as well as among non-Muslim Arabic speakers, especially Arabic-speaking Christians and others who refer to God by the Arabic name Allah.

Etymology

The triconsonantal root of {{Transl|ar|ALA|shāʾ}} is šīn-yāʼ-hamza 'to will', a doubly weak root. The literal English translation of Mashallah is 'God has willed it',MashAllah meaning Islamic-dictionary.com the present perfect of God's will accentuating the essential Islamic doctrine of predestination.The literal meaning of Mashallah is "God has willed it", 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.

Other uses

"Masha Allah" can be used to congratulate someone.BOOK,weblink Understanding Islamic Law, Raj, Bhala, Raj Bhala, LexisNexis, 24 May 2011, 1143, 9781579110420, It is a reminder that although the person is being congratulated, ultimately God willed it.NEWS,weblink Mashallah: what it means, when to say it and why you should, Thamer, Al Subaihi, 22 May 2013, 19 July 2019, Thenational.ae, In some cultures, people may utter Masha Allah in the belief that it may help protect them from jealousy, the evil eye or a jinn. The phrase has also found its way into the colloquial language of many non-Arab languages with predominantly Muslim speakers, including Indonesians, Malaysians, Persians, Turks, Kurds, Bosniaks, Azerbaijanis, Somalis, Chechens, Avars, Circassians, Bangladeshis, Tatars, Albanians, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Turkmens, Tajiks, Afghans, Pakistanis, and others.It is also used by some Christians and others in areas which were ruled by the Ottoman Empire: Serbs, Christian Albanians, Bulgarians and Macedonians say "машала" ("mašala"), often in the sense of "a job well done";BOOK, Karadžić, Vuk, Vuk Karadžić, Lexicon serbico-germanico-latinum,weblink 1818, Gedruckt bei den P.P. Armeniern, also some Georgians, Armenians, Bosnian Croats, Pontic Greeks (descendants of those that came from the Pontus region), Greek CypriotsWEB, μάσιαλλα,weblink Wikipriaka.com, and Sephardi Jews.WEB, Sephardic Studies and the boundaries of Jewish Studies: A year in review,weblink Devin E., Naar, jewishstudies.washington.edu, 2019-01-31,

See also

• Inshallah
• Tasbih
• Tahmid
• Tahlil
• Takbir
• Dhikr
• As-Salamu Alaykum
• Alayhi as-Salam
• Salawat
• B'ezrat Hashem
• Mazel tov
• Deo volente
• Mongrall

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