Biden uses 'inshallah' in response to Trump during debate, lighting up Twitter
Source: CNN
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN
Updated 2:47 PM ET, Wed September 30, 2020
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(CNN) -- During one of the more charged moments of the chaotic US presidential debate, former Vice President Joe Biden dropped a phrase from everyday Muslim and Arab vocabulary and lit up the internet.
Pressing President Donald Trump on when the American public would get to see his long-anticipated tax returns, Biden questioned: "When? Inshallah?"
In certain vernacular, "inshallah" serves as a non-committal response to a question.
Taken literally, the term "inshallah," consists of three Arabic words (In sha' Allah) which translate into "if God wills it." Spiritually it represents a submission to God's will. It can perhaps be seen as the Muslim counterpart to the Yiddish adage, "Man plans, and God laughs."
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Biden hit Trump with everyday Muslim and Arab vocabulary that basically means, "Man plans and God laughs"...(according to the last sentence in thabove post)...Basically a very sarcastic response to Trump about his tax returns..
Please hit the link to read the rest of the story...and this one could be one of the biggest stories of the entire debate..(I might add, I know nothing at all)...
George II
(67,782 posts)Stuart G
(38,453 posts)I guess telling the truth is very important these days... ...Yes I am a patriot.
George II
(67,782 posts)....because it's a word I'd never heard before.
ananda
(28,885 posts)I never heard of inshallah used that way before.
Interesting.
AZ8theist
(5,515 posts)Thinks it means "Death to America" or some other such nonsense....
They're too fucking stupid to even do a 30 msec search on Google to learn the truth.
Typical flat earthers....and creationists..
onetexan
(13,071 posts)JI7
(89,279 posts)in that context.
And the campaign itself confirmed he said it also.
The threads from many muslims were pretty funny. They were giving him a Muslim name.
Srkdqltr
(6,341 posts)Stuart G
(38,453 posts)Oh hell, this is a story that I never expected to see. A presidential candidate (ours) insults the bad guy
(Donald Trump) ...with an Arabic phrase.......
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onetexan
(13,071 posts)much for an intellectural to subtly insult such a moron.
relayerbob
(6,561 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)phrase "God only knows when (that will happen)"
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)Stuart G
(38,453 posts)uriel1972
(4,261 posts)whatever... just like "Heaven/God Forbid" could mean please make it happen. Phrases have their intricacies.
groundloop
(11,527 posts)Of course I was kind of preoccupied with screaming at tRump at the time.
jorgevlorgan
(8,340 posts)wnylib
(21,664 posts)Ilsa
(61,707 posts)They had a secret madrassah in the WH!
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)BootinUp
(47,201 posts)Diplomatic work.
Hassler
(3,393 posts)For knowing Chump had no clue of what it meant.
czarjak
(11,301 posts)LSparkle
(11,660 posts)Its my alternative to its in Gods hands.
Captain Zero
(6,841 posts)Nt
genxlib
(5,544 posts)That the expression has gained somewhat common use in the military due to all of our Middle East adventures. I cant verify that but it seemed to be a topic here last night.
genxlib
(5,544 posts)That the expression has gained somewhat common use in the military due to all of our Middle East adventures. I cant verify that but it seemed to be a topic here last night.
dustyscamp
(2,228 posts)wnylib
(21,664 posts)studies. It's the source of the Spanish word "ojala" meaning "I hope" or "I wish." It came into Spsnish from the centuries of Islamic rule.
Not being Muslim, I don't know how Muslims view Biden's use of the word. But it does indicate that he knows something about cultures beyond his own personal experience.
IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)the only way to prove otherwise is to release his tax returns.
UncleNoel
(864 posts)it was used to mean "God Willing!" It had nuances though. A frequent use of it was when beggars shouted "Bucksheesh" and you replied with "Inshallah" they would stop begging and go away. The meaning was that God would take care of you. It was predestined and therefore you did not have to give to them.
I think in this context it simply meant that if God wills the tax returns to be released, they will be, but with a bit of a negative insinuation.