To: netmilsmom
In Arabic, "Ya Allah" is probably closest to "Oh [my] God" but "Allahu akbar" (literally "God is great") can be used as a expression of surprise, much like "good God" in English.
141 posted on
02/16/2007 11:27:46 AM PST by
zimdog
To: zimdog
>>In Arabic, "Ya Allah" is probably closest to "Oh [my] God" but "Allahu akbar" (literally "God is great") can be used as a expression of surprise, much like "good God" in English.<<
Thank you so much!
This is exactly what I was looking for.
Understanding that this man is not Arab, the words Allahu Akbar, if he said it, would be profound.
But I just don't want to be walking around, hear someone say it and duck for cover if I don't have to.
I'm in MI. We don't hang out in Dearborn but we do go there. Wouldn't I look stupid if someone was using the equivalent of "Good God" and I was freaking?
145 posted on
02/16/2007 12:31:52 PM PST by
netmilsmom
(To attack one section of Christianity in this day and age, is to waste time.)
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