Originally Posted by Keenu

inshallah i shall.
okay im off to bed.. hope to meet u nxt week!
bye<3

An InshAllah! It's been so long since I heard that in public! Well, a week or so really. I just came back from Abu Dhabi where people regularly say it to everyone; Roman Catholics, Hindus....everyone.

And they just nod.

Originally Posted by goodnews.inc

An InshAllah! It's been so long since I heard that in public! Well, a week or so really. I just came back from Abu Dhabi where people regularly say it to everyone; Roman Catholics, Hindus....everyone.

In the right circles, it floats around too often. Haha

Well it means "if Allah (God) wills" so it's a good thing to say amongst people who believe in God because it's just a pleasant sentiment to express.
However, I know what you mean. In my high school, white and Asian people had to say "WAllahi" (which is a oath by Allah) when they were promising something which...I don't think means the same to a person who may not wish to swear by Him.

I find the whole cultural and religious exchange fascinating and hopefully people can keep practicing what they peacefully practice and share it with their communities without fear of ostracization.

I would really like to learn something from a Buddhist but I do not know any, though I am sure that will change this year.

Speaking of textbooks, it's hard locating reasonably priced ones. $120 bucks for a 2006 edition? That's just plain wrong.

When people say it but don't know what it even means, then it's a bit of a problem, you know?


Not to mention, there's a bit of a divide...some people consider it taking God's name in vain if used frequently.

Yeah I understand; fine line between engaging oneself and doing so respectfully.
I thought you were referring to a math term and I was scrolling up to find it

Speaking of textbooks, I just paid $200 for Calculus 6e.
Fun. (Y)