mentioning a natural disaster or similar unwelcome event. Think for a
moment: Could your mother, father or anyone else you know prevent a
natural disaster, for example, a flood? They certainly could not, because
only Allah makes such events happen to man and, similarly, only He can
prevent them.
The word "insha'Allah" means "if Allah wills." Therefore, when we
say that we are going to do something or not going to do something, it is
essential we say, "Insha'Allah." This is because only Allah knows the
future and thus creates it as He wills. Nothing happens except what He
wills.
When one of our friends, for instance, says, "I will certainly go to
school tomorrow," he or she is making a mistake, because we cannot
know what Allah wills him or her to do in the future. Maybe he or she will
be sick and unable to go to school, or atrocious weather conditions may
suspend classes.
For this reason we say "insha'Allah" when expressing our intentions
for the future, and thereby acknowledge that Allah knows everything, that
everything happens only by His Will and that we can never know
anything beyond what Allah teaches us. This way, we show due respect
to our Lord, Who possesses infinite might and knowledge.
In the verses of the Qur'an, Allah informs us that He wants us to say
"insha'Allah" (If Allah wills):
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LLAH CREATED ALL OF US
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