WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – During the first 2020 US presidential election debate, on Tuesday (29/9/2020), presidential candidates (Candidates) Joe Biden using the phrase from sayings daily people Muslim, namely “God willing”.
In a chaotic debate, the incumbent Republican presidential candidate has come under pressure from Biden about when he will return his taxes to the public.
As reported by CNN on Wednesday (30/9/2020), Biden said, “When? God willing?”
The word “Insya Allah” which has become a colloquial word for Muslims, has the function of being a noncommittal response to a statement.
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Literally, the term “Insya Allah” consists of 3 Arabic words (In sha ‘Allah) which translate to “if God wills it”.
Spiritually, the phrase symbolizes submission to God’s will.
The Arabic phrase might be seen as an equivalent to the Yiddish proverb, “Man plans, and God laughs.”
In everyday life, the phrase is commonly used by parents in answering their children’s questions with “God willing,” which means, it signifies an unfulfilled promise, while the uncertain timeliness is associated with “inshallah time.”
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“Yes, Joe Biden said ‘Inshallah’ during the # Debates2020 debate,” political commentator Wajahat Ali said on Twitter.
“It literally means ‘God willing,’ but is often used to mean, ‘Yes, it will never happen’,” he said.
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