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Blues for Allah is the eighth studio album (twelfth album overall) by the Grateful Dead. It was released on September 1, 1975, and was the band's third album released through their own Grateful Dead Records label. The album was recorded between February and May of 1975 during an extended hiatus from touring.
Some grammarians (such as Sibawayh) argue that it is an abbreviation of يا ألله أمّنا بخير (yā ʾallāhu ʾummanā bi-khayr) [1] (with the meaning of "O God, lead us in goodness"); [2] others have argued without explanation that the suffix ـ مَّ (-mma) takes the place of yā (O). [3]
"May Allah's mercy be upon him" in Arabic. Some honorifics apply to highly-revered Islamic scholars and people thought to be of high spiritual rank. When that person has died, honorifics ask for Allah's mercy upon or pleasure with him or her. When that person is still living, honorifics customarily ask for Allah's preservation or relief. [85] [86]
"Be, and it is" (كُن فَيَكُونُ kun fa-yakūnu) is a phrase referring to creation by Allah. In Arabic the imperative verb "be" (kun) is spelled with the letters kāf and nūn. [1] Kun fa-yakūnu has its reference in the Quran cited as a symbol or sign of God's supreme creative power. There are eight Quranic references to kun fa-yakūnu:
In Islamic theology, the attributes (ṣifāt, also meaning "property" or "quality" [1]) of God can be defined in one of two ways. Under divine simplicity, the attributes of God are verbal descriptions understood apophatically (negatively). God being "powerful" does not impute a distinct quality of "power" to God's essence but is merely to say ...
In Sufism Hu is the pronoun used for Allah or God. Allah Hu means "God, Just He!" In Arabic Allah means God and with Hu, as an intensive added to Allah, means "God himself." Hu is also found in a variant of the first part of the Islamic credo, wherein lā ilāha illā Allāh "there is no god but God," is shortened to lā ilāha illā Hu(wa) meaning "There is no God but He".
I don't understand the rationale behind removing any reference to Blues for Allah from the Faisal page. The album was still a tribute to Faisal and noteworthy, even if its questionable whether Faisal was a fan. Also thanks for the interesting references and background. Bangabandhu 19:39, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
Ittaqullah (Arabic: اتقوا الله) is an Arabic word or word-phrase composed of the words "Ittaqu" (the command or imperative form of the word taqwa [1]), and "Allah". It is found in several verses in the Quran, [2] and appears often in Muslim literature. [citation needed]