{"_id":"668da03a0b76658b4c233195","title":"Is it permissible to abbreviate certain Islamic terms?","question":"When using terms related to Islam, is it acceptable to abbreviate them or combine them into one word? Like saying iA or inshallah for In Sha Allah? I've heard we're not supposed to do so since In Sha Allah is three words, not one, and has a different meaning when spelled differently.","answer":"If I understood correctly, you're asking about writing certain terms using abbreviations. What I've seen scholars talk about is abbreviating “ṣalla-l-lāhu ʿalaihi wa sallam” which people do today using “SAW” or “ﷺ” and imam Nawawi says in the intro to his commentary on Sahih Muslim is that it is recommending to write the full phrase. As for inshāʾa Allah, I recommend to use uppercase A for Allah. I don't see a problem when people are texting each other to abbreviate terms like iA or jzk, I have not found any evidence to say it’s not permitted. As for inshāʾa Allah being three words and cannot be written together, you might be referring to the notion that if one writes inshallah or inshaAllah, it will mean “create Allah.” This is not correct because “create Allah” would be “anshi illah.” Allah knows best.","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe40b76658b4c23283a","tag":"Contemporary Life: Other","count":138},{"_id":"668da03a0b76658b4c233193","tag":"Knowledge: Arabic","count":15}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:40:26.760Z"}