Talk:Amen

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Amen in Islam

In Islam section, it says that "In Islam, it is used with the same meaning as in Judaism and Christianity.", while in the Christianity section, it says that Amen can also be used as an expression of strong agreement. My question is which Muslim scholars, or at least large communities of Muslims, would use 'Amen' as an expression of strong agreement? Desertasad (talk) 09:51, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

In Islam community, at least in any communities around me, Amen is never used as an expression of strong agreement. The correct part of the text is that it's indeed used to conclude prayers because the literal meaning of 'Amen' in Arabic is "May it be so". It doesn't have equal meaning to "I agree with you" at least to my understanding. For the latter meaning, I often see Christians use it in such sense, even though when nobody is concluding any prayer. I sometimes see Christians say Amen after someone made a statement, so an expression of strong agreement would make sense in this context. Desertasad (talk) 09:59, 1 May 2024 (UTC)