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Shami and Levantine Dialect

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Mash'allah

English:

Thanks to the will of God

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Proverb of the Day B'ad ma shab waddowoh alkitaab English equivalent: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

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posted on: Nov 30, 2020

Originally Muslims faced Jerusalem when they prayed, but Muhammad later changed the direction of prayer to Mecca, where Muslims are encouraged to go for pilgrimage (hajj) at least once in their life.

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