Most of the Musslem world , and all of the Arab populate , and more particularly the Arab populace , unlike many or most of the world population , has a special feature inherited through long centuries of Islamic reign and influence .
I'm referring here to the constant , automatic and instantaneous use of the word god or allah in all daily speech or communication . Through times , this became a feature of all religious persuasions , sects , rich or poor . " Al hamdou lil lah ", or thanks to God .
Thanks to Allah , or God, comes and precedes everything fair or good in our lives here in the Arab world . How are you ? thanks to Allah , suffices to indicate or say it all ; I'm OK. How are your children , or how's your work ? Al hamdou lil lah , meaning my children are fine , or that my work is reasonable or prosperous .
Thanks to Alla after a meal , indicate that the meal was OK. and I'm full , thanks to Alla the weather is still bearable , and not too hot or humid , thanks to Alla for your safe arrival from a trip . Al hamdou lil lah the misfortune is not greater . Or that the death toll in Syria is only around couple hundred thousands and not in the millions , It is by far the most used expression among Arabs , and it's use is mostly instantaneous and automatic , indicating or saying it's OK. or good , to almost anything and everything .
Now , come to think of it , or consider the reverse !! no one , and I mean absolutely no one dares , or even knows how to express dissatisfaction with God for miss-happenings or failures , for a bad situation or affair , not even for bad weather , there are no agreed upon or accepted word or expression , to indicate or insinuate , even a minor or minimal blame for any acts of injustice or cruelty resulting , or attributed to Allah's wrong doing , will or indirect actions .
IF good weather is for god to be thanked , why then bad weather , or even unjustified deaths and cruelty are not his to be blamed . He , (and always He) , cannot by definition be responsible of any ugliness , any form of misery , cruelty or bad accident , not any kind of misfortune , if and when they take place it's Allah's wrath and vengeance for our misbehavior , and still "al hamdou lil lah" for this , only the fair and good are his , and deserve praise .
Again some observations from my days in the area , my usual thanks to all .
Why (Always He)? "She" can be just as good or bad, giving or taking away. "She" is also usually referred to for terms of earth and mother nature - and since YOU (Omar) don't even believe in god, then I'm surprised that god is always "He". Unless you're specifically referring to Arabs, who will always consider god to be a He, which even of itself, and even for muslims, is stupid because that would not make said god above human!
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Remember my dear friend , that all major religions , or at least the three monotheistic ones created , and refer to god as a male and HE , not just Islam .
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