Qasim Rashid, Esq. on Nostr: Anne Hathaway said inshaAllah in an interview. No explanation. No footnote. No ...
Anne Hathaway said inshaAllah in an interview. No explanation. No footnote. No self-conscious pause. Just a word used correctly, naturally, in a moment of genuine hope.
Not Muslim and wondering if you can say it too? The answer is an enthusiastic yes. Christians say "Lord willing." Jews say im yirtzeh Hashem. And the Spanish word ojalá comes directly from inshaAllah.
The words we share across cultures aren't walls. They're doors.
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