All 11 Uses
Allah
in
I Am Malala
(Edited)
- One girl commanded, "Assaan bash!" or "Stand at ease!" and we clicked our heels and responded, "Allah."
p. 4.9Allah = Islamic way of referencing God
- ...and we clicked our heels again. 'Allah.'
p. 4.9
- O Allah, please make war between Muslims and infidels so I can die in your service and be a martyr.
p. 34.4
- In the name of Allah, I am dying!
p. 170.3
- Every night I prayed to Allah to be taller.
p. 205.3
- I even promised Allah that if I could grow just a tiny bit taller I would offer a hundred raakat naft, extra voluntary prayers on top of the five daily ones.
p. 205.5
- At exam time I prayed to Allah for high marks though our teachers used to warn us, "God won't give you marks if you don't work hard."
p. 238.1
- We believe Allah listens more closely to the white-haired.
p. 249.1 *
- The only thing I knew was that Allah had blessed me with a new life.
p. 275.9
- I thank Allah for the hardworking doctors, for my recovery and for sending us to this world where we may struggle for our survival.
p. 301.3
- I thank my Allah.
p. 313.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(Allah) Islamic way of referencing God"Allah" literally means "the God" who is said by Islamics to have 99 names such as "The Merciful" and "The Compassionate". Allah is a contraction of the words "al" (the) and "ilah" (God).
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)