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Allah vs Astaghfirullah - What's the difference?

allah | astaghfirullah |

As a proper noun allah

is allah.

As an interjection astaghfirullah is

in the literal sense, "i seek forgiveness from allah"; a short prayer of redemption.

allah

English

(wikipedia Allah) ("Allah on Wikiquote")

Proper noun

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  • God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts
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    Derived terms

    * ayatollah, Hezbollah

    Usage notes

    While the Arabic to Islamic contexts only. Various newspaper style manuals recommend translating the Arabic word in English as God , as this better reflects Arabic usage, but the term is often left untranslated in Islamic contexts. Thus either “Allah is great” or “God is great” may be seen.

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    References

    Anagrams

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    astaghfirullah

    English

    (Istighfar)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • In the literal sense, "I seek forgiveness from Allah"; a short prayer of redemption.
  • An expression of shame.
    • I should not have done that. Astaghfirullah .
  • An expression of disapproval.
    • Astaghfirullah ! Look at the state of your room.