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The Takbir, the Arabic phrase "Allāhu Akbar", often translated as "God is Great" God Is Great and I'm Not (Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite), a 2001 French film; God is Great (no. 2), a 1991 sculpture by John Latham
"Allahu Akbar" (Arabic: الله أكبر, lit. ' God Is the Greatest ') is an Egyptian pro-military patriotic song composed by songwriter Abdalla Shams El-Din in 1954 and written by poet Mahmoud El-Sherif in 1955.
Arabic text English translation Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces –present 1. قيادة قوات أبو الفضل العباس (ع) 2. إن تنصروا الله ينصركم 3. المقر العام 1. Administration of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces (A) 2. If you glorify Allah, He will glorify you 3. Headquarters
The expression "Allāhu Akbar" can be used in a variety of situations, from celebrations to times of grief. In a historical account by someone who was present both at the birth of the ruler Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (7th century) and at his funeral, the author observes that "Allahu Akbar" was said on both occasions. [18]
Beyond Salah, Arabic is also essential in other Islamic rituals. For instance, the call to prayer is always delivered in Arabic, starting with the declaration "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great). The Adhan serves as an invitation to prayer and is heard in communities around the world. [15]
ʾilāh is the Arabic cognate of the ancient Semitic name for God, El. The phrase is first found in the first verse of the first sura of the Qur'an ( Al-Fatiha ). So frequently do Muslims and Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians invoke this phrase that the quadriliteral verb hamdala (Arabic: حَمْدَلَ ), "to say al-ḥamdu li-llāh" was ...
English text with Islamic honorifics in romanized Arabic Example: "The Messenger of God ( ṣallā -llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam ) shared the word of Allah ( subḥānahu wa-taʿālā ) as revealed to him by the angel Jibril ( ʿalayhi as-salām ) with his loyal companion, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq ( raḍiya 'llāhu 'anhu )."
Allahu Akbar (Arabic: الله أكبر) is an Arabic phrase, called Takbir, meaning "God is greater" or "God is [the] greatest". Allahu Akbar or Allahu Ekber and similar variants may also refer to: Allahu Akbar (anthem), the national anthem of Libya from 1969 to 2011; Allahu Akbar (1959 film), Egypt, a love story set in the dawn of Islam