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The phrase (Allah; meaning God in English) is only used by Arab Christians in third person view, and is rarely mentioned during prayers or church service. The Palestinian Christians use Allah in their prayer to refer to the creator of the world, and the takbir as an expression of their faith.
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
The angels exclaimed: Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest). ‘Ibrahim heard the voice of the angels and said: "La 'ilaha 'ill-allahu wa Allahu Akbar" (There is none worthy of worship besides Allah and Allah is the Greatest).
A general unit or cycle of salah called raka'ah is commenced while standing and saying the takbir, which is الله أَڪْبَر (transliteration "Allahu-akbar", meaning God is Greatest). The hands are raised level with shoulders or level with top of the ears, with fingers apart and not spaced out or together.
Umar Faruq Abd-Allah urged English-speaking Muslims to use God instead of Allah for the sake of finding "extensive middle ground we share with other Abrahamic and universal traditions". [ 60 ] Most Muslims use the Arabic phrase in shā'a llāh (meaning 'if God wills') untranslated after references to future events. [ 71 ]
Moments later, he sliced the ribbon and the crowd proclaimed "Allahu Akbar," meaning God is the greatest. The scene inside the mosque on a recent Saturday night that drew prominent imams and ...
"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.
The phrase "hallelujah" translates to "praise Jah/Yah", [2] [12] though it carries a deeper meaning as the word halel in Hebrew means a joyous praise in song, to boast in God. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The second part, Yah , is a shortened form of YHWH , and is a shortened form of his name "God, Jah, or Jehovah". [ 3 ]