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Can we say Khuda in Islam?
In Islamic times, the term came to be used for God in Islam, paralleling the Arabic name of God Al-Malik “Owner, King, Lord, Master”. The phrase Khuda Hafiz (meaning May God be your Guardian) is a parting phrase commonly used in across the Greater Iran region, in languages including Persian, Pashto and Kurdish.
Can we use Khuda for Allah?
Allah is an Arabic word and nowhere in the Quran does one find Khuda for the almighty. Khuda is a Persian word, but even the rabidly ethnocentric Arabs didn’t mind saying Khuda Hafiz. Allah Hafiz has been coined on the metre of Khuda Hafiz by non-Arabic speaking sub-continental Muslims.
What is the reply of Khuda Hafiz?
Transliterations may also include Khudā Hāfiz, Khudā Hāfez, and Khodā Hāfiz. One would traditionally respond with replying Khudā Hāfiz. Khuda Hafiz and the English term Goodbye have similar meanings. Goodbye is a contraction of “Go(o)d be with ye”.
Can we call Lord to Allah?
Since Allah word does not have any singular or plural or any gender which is why Allah is the only word suitable to call Him. Lord or God has their genders so not suitable to equate Allah with them!
Is Khuda Haafiz real story?
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Does everyone in the world speak Urdu and call Allah ‘Khuda’?
However, obviously, not everyone in the world speaks Urdu, and not everyone in the world calls Allah ‘Khuda.’ Just like not everyone in the world speaks English, not everyone in the world would call Allah ‘God’. However, I am not ‘everyone in the world’, and I do call my God ‘Khuda’.
Is there a Khuda God?
When you say that ‘Khuda’ can also mean the Christian God or the Parsi God or even the Sikh or Hindu God, you are actually trying to say that there IS a Christian God, a Parsi God, a Sikh God, a Hindu God besides a Muslim God Allah. Tell me, is this what you believe in?
Can a Muslim from Pakistan or Iran use ‘Khuda’?
This, by no means, implies that a Muslim from either Pakistan or Iran cannot use ‘Khuda’. When you say that ‘Khuda’ can also mean the Christian God or the Parsi God or even the Sikh or Hindu God, you are actually trying to say that there IS a Christian God, a Parsi God, a Sikh God, a Hindu God besides a Muslim God Allah.
Can I use ‘Allah Hafiz’ instead of ‘Khuda Hafiz’?
However, when I, or any other Muslim, say ‘Khuda hafiz’, we are leaving you in the protection of Al-Ilah – The God. There are definitely reasons why you can tell me to use ‘Allah hafiz’ instead of ‘Khuda hafiz’.