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| '''Allahu Akbar''' (]: الله) is an shorterned from of the Arabic phrase '''Allahu Akbar min kullishay''', (''Akbar'' أَكْبَر; "] is greater than everything"). '''Allahu Akbar''' alone translates to "God is greatest." is an ] form, meaning greater, greatest, or very great.) Muslims leave the phrase unfinished, with the implication that God is greater than anything you can possibly think of. | '''Allahu Akbar''' (]: الله) is an shorterned from of the Arabic phrase '''Allahu Akbar min kullishay''', (''Akbar'' أَكْبَر; "] is greater than everything"). '''Allahu Akbar''' alone translates to "God is greatest." is an ] form, meaning greater, greatest, or very great.) Muslims leave the phrase unfinished, with the implication that God is greater than anything you can possibly think of. | ||
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Allahu Akbar (Arabic: الله) is an shorterned from of the Arabic phrase Allahu Akbar min kullishay, (Akbar أَكْبَر; "God is greater than everything"). Allahu Akbar alone translates to "God is greatest." is an elative form, meaning greater, greatest, or very great.) Muslims leave the phrase unfinished, with the implication that God is greater than anything you can possibly think of.
It is perhaps the most commonly spoken phrase on the planet. Since there are over a billion Muslims in the world, and since this phrase is said during each stage of prayer, which is supposed to be performed five times a day, and at countless other times, conservative estimates indicate that it must be spoken over a billion times each day.
This formula is recited by Muslims in numerous different situations; during the Adhan (call for prayer), during prayer itself, when they are happy or wish to express approval, when they slaughter an animal, and when they want to praise a speaker.
The actual title of this phrase is Takbeer (تَكْبِير), while the phrase itself is "Allahu Akbar." In the Islamic world, instead of applause, often someone will yell "Takbeer" and the crowd will respond "Allahu Akbar" in chorus.