How often do we hear loud slogans from the lips of Muslims: "Allahu Akbar!" What does this phrase mean, what does it carry, a threat or a blessing, a call for 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 is Great” (translated from Arabic) is a recognition of the greatness of the only creator of all things, the merciful Lord of all people, one of whose names is Allah.
"Allah Akbar" in Arabic means - the great Lord, whose power and power is above all 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 praying to idols and religious monuments, about the delusion regarding the division of God into parts responsible for various benefits - fertility, we alth, family or power.
God is One, and He is so Great that absolutely all occurring phenomena andevents, processes and laws of the world, the universe, galaxies and spiritual matters are subject only to him alone, to his Power of Government and Greatness.
Why do Muslims like to say the phrase "Allahu Akbar" so much? What does she mean to them?
This is one of the formulas for recognizing the Majesty of the Lord, one of the phrases that reflect true obedience to the Almighty, an oath of denial of other powers and dominions.
Every Muslim baby almost with mother's milk absorbs and understands what "Allah Akbar" means. This sacred phrase for Muslims sounds on their lips throughout their lives and accompanies all their deeds.
This phrase first sounds in the ears of a newborn baby, just emerging from the womb, when the father whispers the azan in his ear, and with this phrase the dead Muslim ends his worldly journey, when the funeral prayer is read over his deceased body.
With the words “Allahu Akbar” (which means “Allah is Great”), Muslims enter into prayer, call each other to the mosque, start all their good deeds, make sacrifices and give gifts in the name of the Lord to the poor and needy.
With the click "Allahu Akbar!" Muslims from the beginning of Islamic history have rushed to fight for the liberation of their rights and the protection of their families, saying that they are not afraid of any enemy, because all the Power and Majesty is only with Allah.
With this phrase, Muslims rejoice and grieve, receive good and bad news, wake up and fall asleep, marry and give birth to children, thereby each time confirming andrecognizing that the only Creator of all things is Allah, who has an unsurpassed and incomparable Majesty.
In this formula of the Power and strength of the Lord of the Worlds, there is no call for violence or anger, harm or damage. In these words, only the morality of any person sincerely believing in the one God, who denies idols and does not recognize blasphemy, believes in the great dominance of the Creator and calls others to this.
Muslims teach this phrase to their children, accustoming them to monotheism from the cradle.
