How often do we hear loud slogans from the lips of Muslims: “Allahu Akbar!” What does this phrase mean, that it carries in itself, a threat or a blessing, a call to good or evil? Let's try to figure it out.
“Allahu Akbar”: translation from Arabic and the meaning of the phrase
“Allahu Akbar,” which means “Allah the Great” (translated from Arabic), is a recognition of the greatness of the sole creator of all things, the gracious Lord of all people, one of whose names is Allah.
“Allahu Akbar” in Arabic means - the great Lord, whose power and power is above everything else.
This phrase reflects the history of Islam from the very first moments of its appearance on Earth. The prophet who brought the religion of Islam to people - Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), from the very beginning fought for the main goal - to tell people about the unity of the Lord, about the Creator, who alone embraces all the strength and power of the surrounding nature. About the futility of prayers to idols and cult monuments, about the fallacy regarding the division of God into parts responsible for various blessings - fertility, wealth, family or power.
God is One, and He is so Great that absolutely all the occurring phenomena and events, processes and laws of the world, the universe, galaxies and spiritual matters are subject only to him alone, his Power of Government and Greatness.
Why are Muslims so fond of pronouncing the phrase “Allahu Akbar”? What does she mean to them?
This is one of the formulas for recognizing the Greatness of the Lord, one of the phrases reflecting true obedience to the Almighty, an oath of denial of other forces and dominions.
Every Muslim baby absorbs and understands practically with mother’s milk what “Allah Akbar” means. This sacred phrase for Muslims is heard on their lips throughout their lives and accompanies all their affairs.
This phrase first sounds in the ears of a newborn baby, who only appeared from the womb of the mother, when the father whispers an adhan in his ear, and this phrase ends the mundane path of a deceased Muslim, when a funeral prayer is read over his dead body.
With the words “Allahu Akbar” (which means “Allah is Great”), Muslims enter into prayer, call each other to the mosque, begin all their good deeds, perform sacrifices and give gifts in the name of the Lord to the poor and needy.
With the clique “Allahu Akbar!” Muslims from the beginning of Islamic history rushed into the battle for the liberation of their rights and the protection of their families, saying that they are not afraid of any enemy, because All Power and Greatness is only with Allah.
With this phrase, Muslims rejoice and grieve, receive good and bad news, wake up and fall asleep, get married and give birth to children, thereby confirming and acknowledging every time that the only Creator of all things is Allah, who has an unrivaled and incomparable Greatness.
In this formula of Power and Strength of the Lord of the Worlds, there is no call for violence or anger, harm or harm. In these words, only the morality of any person who sincerely believes in one God, who denies idols and does not recognize blasphemy, believes in the great domination of the Creator and calls for others to do so.
Muslims teach this phrase to their children, from the cradle accustoming them to monotheism.