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The word Allāh (Arabic: ٱللَّٰه) is the proper name of the God of Abraham. "Al ilah" means "The God", and it is a contraction of the definite article al-and the word ʾilāh (Arabic: إِلَٰه, "god, deity"). As in English, the article is used here to single out the noun as being the only one of its kind, "the God" (the one and only ...
Hafs ibn Albar, a 9th-10th—century Christian Visigothic author in Al-Andalus, translated the Biblical Psalms into Arabic. Rather than using the standard word for God, "Allah", he used Lahumma or Allahumma inspired by the Hebrew word Elohim .
The Six Kalmas (Arabic: ٱلكَلِمَات ٱلسِتّ al-kalimāt as-sitt, also spelled qalmah), also known as the Six Traditions or the Six Phrases, are six Islamic phrases often recited by South Asian Muslims. The phrases are taken in part from hadiths.
'" Al-Tirmidhi said that this hadith was ḥasan gharib, "good but only reported once". [90] In Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Jami' at-Tirmidhi and al-Sunan al-Sughra, four of the six major hadith collections recorded that Abu Hurairah said, "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever sends one Salaam upon me, Allah will send ten upon him. ' " [91]
The Sermon for Necessities (Arabic: خطبة الحاجة; transliterated as Khutbat-ul-Haajah) is a popular sermon in the Islamic world (particularly as the introduction to a khutbah during Jumu'ah). It is used as an introduction to numerous undertakings of a Muslim.
Allah Hoo (Allāhu) is a traditional Sufi chant consisting of the word for God (Arabic: الله, Allāh) run together three times, followed by Truth (): Allāhu Allāhu Allāhu Haqq, itself repeated three times over.
Hadha min fadli Rabbi (Arabic: هَٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّي, romanized: hāḏā min faḍli rabbī) is an Arabic phrase whose translation in English nears "This, by the Grace of my Lord," or "This is by the Grace of my Lord."
The use of the greeting differs when interacting with non-Muslims such as people of the book (ahlul kitab). Some scholars are divided on the issue. Most believe that when greeted by non-Muslims, Muslims can only respond by stating "wa ʿalaykum" ("and upon you") instead of the longer version, while others suggest replying with a salam.