Subhanallahi Walhamdulillahi Wala Ilaha Illallah Wallahu Akbar Meaning & Arabic

Subhanallahi walhamdulillahi wala ilaha illallah wallahu Akbar have an exceptional value, consist of a great matter and have a high status in the Deen of Allah. They are among the best form of zikr with extensive rewards that will raise your rank in the hereafter.

The article will help you understand and learn the meaning of these three beautiful zikr.

Subhanallahi Walhamdulillahi Wala Ilaha Illallah Wallahu Akbar in Arabic Text

These words can be written in Arabic text as:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّه

Transliteration: Subhanallah walhamdulillah wala ilaha illallah wallahu akbar wala hawla wala quwwata illa billah.

Subhanallahi Walhamdulillahi Wala Ilaha Illallah Wallahu Akbar Meaning in English

Subhanallahi Walhamdulillah means glory be to Allah, and Praise be to Allah, and There is no God but Allah, and Allah is Great, and There is no Support and No Power except in Allah.

It can also be translated as Far is Allah from imperfection, and all praise be to Allah, and there is none worthy of worship in truth except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, and There is no Support and No Power except in Allah.

Now let’s look at the deep meanings of these three phrases.

SubhanAllah (tasbih)

Subhanallah means to glorify Allah above any imperfection or deficiency i.e. Allah is free from all defects.

Allah is the Most Glorified Who has no partner or rival, Who possesses every aspect of perfection, and Whose actions are pure and free from evil.

Alhamdullilah (tahmid)

Alhamdullilah is an expression that encompasses both: gratitude (for what Allah has blessed us with) and praise (Allah is worthy of every possible praise on account of His very existence, as well as for His Mercy, Generosity and all of His other Noble Attributes and Names).

He is Praised by virtue of His Praise for Himself and by virtue of His servants’ praise for Him.

Their praise of Him emanates from their love and reverence of Him. Whilst uttering ِalhamdulillah, one should reflect on the blessings of Allah and His Perfect Names.

The prophet SAW said: “There is none who likes to be praised more than Allah does.” (Bukhari)

“When Allah grants a blessing to a slave, upon which the slave praises Him, the praise of the slave is better than the blessing itself.” (Ibn Majah)

Allahu Akbar (takbir)

Allahu akbar means ‘Allah is Greater than…’ By not specifying what He is Greater than, one is saying that He is Greater than everything.

Allah is Greater than anything we can imagine and His Greatness encompasses all things: He is Great in His Essence, His Names, His Attributes and His Actions.

Allah is Supreme and Transcendent above every limitation and deficiency that is inherent in created beings.

Our limited minds are unable to comprehend the Greatness of Allah. However one can attempt to appreciate His Greatness by pondering over His creation.

When a person ponders on the greatness of Allah’s creation such as the heavens, the earth, His Kursi and His Majestic Throne, and then realises his own inability to comprehend them due to their greatness, he arrives at the most important realisation: how Great must their Creator be!

“The seven heavens in comparison to the Kursi is nothing but like a ring thrown in a desert, and the excellence of the Throne of Allah over the Kursi is like the excellence of that desert over that ring.” (Bayhaqi)

La ilaha illallah (Tahleel)

La ilaha illallah means “there is none worthy of worship except Allah”. It also means there is no god, deity or being which deserves to be worshipped and obeyed except Allah.

La hawla wala quwwata illa billah (Hawqala)

La hawla wala quwwata illa billah means There is neither change nor power except by means of Allah. There is no transformation or strength except through Allah. There is neither progress nor might except through Allah.

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Hadith Text

Imam Muslim collected in his book from the hadeeth of Sumrah bin Jundab (رضي الله عنه) who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

‘The most beloved speech to Allah consists of four, there is no harm with which one you begin, Subhana Allahi, wal hamdu lillaahi, wa la ilaaha il-lallah, wa Allahu akbar.’

[Saheeh Muslim 2137]

And collected by Tayyalisi in his ‘Musnad’ with the wording: ‘There are four statements that are the most beloved speech to Allah, and they are in the Qur’an, there is no harm which one you begin with: SubhanAllaahi, wal hamdu lillaahi, wa la ilaaha il-lallah, wa Allahu Akbar.’ [Musnad at-Tayyalisi]

Muslim also collected in his book ‘Saheeh’ from the hadeeth of Abu Hurairah who said: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Indeed that I say:

‘Far is Allah from imperfection, and all praise be to Allah, and there is none worthy of worship in truth except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest,’ (Subhana Allaahi, wal hamdu lillaahi, wa la ilaaha il-lallah, wa Allahu akbar) is more beloved to me than what the sun rose upon.’

[Saheeh Muslim]

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Allahu Akbar Benefits

There are many texts, which show the excellence of these statements that emphasize this great matter, and the value of these statements and the resulting great reward when establishing them and their noble excellence and their continuous benefits in the Dunya and the Hereafter.

We will attempt to present some of the excellence of these statements from some of the texts, which mention these benefits.

• So from the excellence of these words is that they are the most beloved speech to Allah.
• From their excellence is that the Prophet (ﷺ) informed us that they are more beloved to him than what the sun rose upon (i.e. from the Dunya and what is in it)
• From the excellence of the status of these words, is that they are an expiation for sins.
• From the excellence of these words is that they are plants of Paradise,
• From its excellence is that there is none better according to Allah than a believer who lives his life in Islam and says ‘Allahu akbar, Subhana Allaahi, la ilaaha il-lallah, and al-Hamdu lillaahi,’ a lot.
• From their excellence is that Allah chose these statements and chose them for His slave, and Allah has set aside for the one who remembers Allah saying them, with great and abundant reward.
• From their virtues is: that they are a protection from the Hell-Fire for the one who says them and they will come as a saviour on the Day of Judgement for the one who says them and they will precede him.
• And from its benefits is: that they make a curve around the ‘Arsh of ar-Rahman and they have a buzzing sound like the buzzing of the bee, by which they mention/remember the one who said them.
• From their excellence: that the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned that they are heavy on the scales.
• From the excellence of these words is that for the slave of Allah they are Sadaqah (giving charity) when he says each one of them.
• From the excellence of these statements is that the Prophet (ﷺ) made these statements in place of the Noble Qur’an for the one who truly cannot read it.

These are some of the virtues mentioned in the Prophetic Sunnah regarding these four statements. There are specific virtues for every one of these statements.

Whoever reflects upon these preceding virtues finds that they are very great, and show the great status of these statements and their lofty status and their many benefits and their advantages upon the believer, the slave of Allah.

Perhaps the secret to this great excellence – and Allah knows best – is what has been mentioned by some of the people of knowledge, which is that the Names of Allah –Tabaraka wa Ta’ala – are all incorporated in these four statements.