Dhikr - Phrases Read During Dhikr

Phrases Read During Dhikr

There are several phrases that are usually read when remembering Allah. Here are a few:

  1. Allahu Akbar - الله أَكْبَر means "Allah is Greater" or "Allah is the Greatest"
  2. Subhan'Allah - سبحان الله means "Glory be to Allah" or "Exalted be Allah "
  3. Alhamdulillah - الحمد لله means "All praise is due to Allah"
  4. La ilaha ilallah - لا إله إلا الله means "There is no god but Allah"
  5. La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah - لا حول ولاقوة إلا بالله means "There is no power or strength except with Allah."
  6. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem- means "In the Name of God, The Gracious, The Merciful" said before anything of spiritual significance ; i.e. eating, wudhu, salaat, rising from and going to sleep, before work, etc.

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