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Word to the wise
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03-01-2006, 08:05 PM
I've never before seen the word "Bismillah", but seeing it on here I've realised its actually used in the Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody". I've never been able to work out what they actually sang at that part. I thought it sounded like"Vismilla" or even "This miller" :) at one point. So what does Bismillah actually mean? 
03-01-2006, 08:15 PM
Bismillah Bismillah means in The Name of Allah :) the actual writing of it in arabic is "بسم الله" Allah to us is The One and Only Creator of This world, and He is the same "GOD" you worship, but we do not take partners with Him. If u have any more questions we will by Will of Allah(SWT) answer your questions. Again welcome to our board arc, hope u enjoy it around. :) Peace Quote:Bismillah So is it like a standard greeting you would use in conversation, or is it something you would just use in written form? Quote: Allah to us is The One and Only Creator of This world, and He is the same "GOD" you worship, but we do not take partners with Him. I worked out a long a time ago that 'God' and 'Allah' are the same word, but in a different language. Its just a shame that the rest of the world seems incapable of working out what a 10 year old kid could see :huh: Quote: If u have any more questions we will by Will of Allah(SWT) answer your questions. * arclight gets out 10 sheets of A4 paper You may live to regret that offer :D Okay, I'll start you with an easy one. My grandad served in Egypt during the war. When he came back he was pretty fluent in Hindi, from his time in India, and he also used to come out with some other words that we think where arabic. One of them, and we've never been sure if it was a swear word or not (so don't get upset for me using it :) ), was 'Im she'. Well it sounded like that, but not sure how it should be spelt. And thanks for the welcome
03-02-2006, 07:52 AM
Bismillah salam arclight I will renew the welcome to our board, Insh a Allah u will enjoy being here with us. Let me first fill in the gaps for your first question, as sister Radiyah explained to you Bismillah means in the name of Allah. This same forumla is used to start each chapter (surat) of the Quran except one which is chapter 9 which in order to complete the number of Bismillahs in Quran Allah Included it in Quran 27:30 "Verily! It is from Solomon, and verily! It (reads): In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful;" It is not a greeting form used in writing but rather it is how we start our writing or let us be more precise start doing anything; eating, working, cooking, ...etc. When we do this, we actually start our action in the name of Allah to make whatever we do easier and blessed on one hand and prevent satan from interception on the other. We are also encouraged to start our conversation using Bismillah. Not everyone does this of course. Now having this said, being an Egyptian I smiled when I read your post this morning. Any way, I m sure Radiyah will not regret the offer and Insh a Allah me and other brothers and sisters share the offer with her. get your 10 A4 sheets, but let us see who is going to be tired first :D The word you typed is im she Now this word literally means walk in command form. The verb is yamshe To walk. In colloquial, we might use it like go away, it depends on the sound used while saying it, or O really depending also on the sound. We may also use it with children to make fun with them. Well I think those usages are enough... well waiting for the 10 sheets of A4
03-02-2006, 07:54 PM
Bismillah Quote:me gets out 10 sheets of A4 paper Nope, no regret at all arc, you will by will of Allah(SWT) find us always trying our best to answer according to our knowledge, and if we did not know, don't worry each of us will run to a trusted scholar and come back with an answer, so if u find that we are a bit late in our answers, it is because we are searcing for the answer, so go ahead give us those A4's, and insha'Allah(by will of Allah), we will answer. Peace
03-02-2006, 08:11 PM
Quote:In colloquial, we might use it like go away, it depends on the sound used while saying it, or O really depending also on the sound. We may also use it with children to make fun with them Well thats probably the most likely one. I can well imagine my Grandad using it to tell my dad to, well for want of a better way of putting it, 'bugger off'. It might be worth pointing out that the the first word in that shouldn't be translated and taken literally. Colloquial terms can sometimes lead to confusion :) I think I'll drip feed the other questions, otherwise I might run out of things to say. Similar question on language, is Allah a word or a name? For example, in English God is used for the Almighty, but its also word a to describe any religous diety, such as the Roman and other pagan gods. So is Allah specifically a name, if so what term would you use for pagan gods? 
03-05-2006, 09:47 AM
Quote:Similar question on language, is Allah a word or a name? Maa salaama, <b> إله</b> = ilaah = god <b>آلهة </b> = aalihah = gods <b> (الإله (ا ل إ ل ه</b> = al-ilaah = the god = <b> (الله (ا ل ل ه</b> = Allaah = Reformatted (al-ilaah). Meaning the One and Only God. <b>الله </b> Allaah (Allah) is specific and applicable only to "The God"...because there is no other.
03-05-2006, 09:51 AM
Bismillah salam Arclight This is a very good question, matter of fact the Name Allah is an execulsive one that means Allah The Only Deity Worth to worship. Actually, no one of those who claimed divinity in the past dared to call themselves Allah, I mean like Pharoa for instance, he said I m your supreme rub (Lord) but never Allah. Thus, the Name Allah is only restricted on Allah Creator of the Creation and Owner of the kingdom. |
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