الله

From Arabic الله (Allāh), a contraction of al-ilāh ("the god, the deity"). Used in Quranic recitation, the شهادتین (shahâdatayn, declarations of faith), and the daily ritual prayers (نماز, namâz). In casual Iranian speech, خدا dominates, Iranians say خدا حافظ (khodâ hâfez, "God protect, goodbye") not الله حافظ. The phrase ان شاء الله (en-shâ'-allâh) is the most ubiquitous everyday use of الله, deployed for any future plan: "tomorrow we will go, en-shâ'-allâh."