Hello, I am a Turkish convert to Orthodoxy and I have a question. Since I speak Turkish there are several religious expressions in the everyday language that are typically associated with Islam such as:
Allah! ("Oh my God!")
Inshallah ("God willing")
Mashallah ("Wow")
Selam aleykum ("Hello/peace be upon you")
Etc.
It is quite natural for me to use such exclamations as a native speaker. My question is whether Oriental Orthodox Christians use these expressions as well, thus making it OK to continue using them? For me, the expressions are not necessarily Islamic since "Allah" is simply the Arabic name for God, presumably also used by Arabic Christians?
Allah! ("Oh my God!")
Inshallah ("God willing")
Mashallah ("Wow")
Selam aleykum ("Hello/peace be upon you")
Etc.
It is quite natural for me to use such exclamations as a native speaker. My question is whether Oriental Orthodox Christians use these expressions as well, thus making it OK to continue using them? For me, the expressions are not necessarily Islamic since "Allah" is simply the Arabic name for God, presumably also used by Arabic Christians?