Meaning
La ilaha illallah means "there is no god but Allah", wahdahu la sharika lah means "alone, with no partner", lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd means "His is the dominion and His is the praise", and wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir means "and He has power over all things". A hadith says the best dua is the dua of the Day of Arafah, and that the best words said by the Prophet and the prophets before him are these. Muslims also say it after the obligatory prayers and in morning and evening dhikr.
When to say it: Said often on the Day of Arafah, and as dhikr after prayers and in the morning and evening.
Also spelled La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, La ilaha illallah wahdahu la shareeka lah, Dua of Arafah, Arafat dua.
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لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير
In other languages
- Urdu
- اللہ کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں، وہ اکیلا ہے، اس کا کوئی شریک نہیں، اسی کی بادشاہی ہے اور اسی کے لیے تمام تعریفیں ہیں، اور وہ ہر چیز پر قادر ہے۔
- Indonesian
- Tidak ada Tuhan selain Allah semata, tiada sekutu bagi-Nya. Milik-Nya kerajaan dan bagi-Nya segala puji, dan Dia Mahakuasa atas segala sesuatu.
- Malay
- Tiada Tuhan melainkan Allah yang Esa, tiada sekutu bagi-Nya. Bagi-Nya kerajaan dan bagi-Nya segala puji, dan Dia Maha Berkuasa atas segala sesuatu.
- Turkish
- Allah'tan başka ilah yoktur; O tektir, ortağı yoktur. Mülk O'nundur, hamd O'na mahsustur. O her şeye kadirdir.
- Persian
- معبودی جز خدای یگانه نیست، شریکی ندارد؛ فرمانروایی و ستایش از آنِ اوست و او بر هر چیزی تواناست.
Common questions
Why is this called the dua of Arafah?
A hadith says the best dua is the dua of the Day of Arafah, and that the best words the Prophet and the prophets before him said are these. It praises Allah rather than asking for something, and pilgrims and others repeat it through the day.
How many times should it be said?
No number is fixed for the Day of Arafah. A separate hadith gives a great reward for saying it 100 times in a day.
Related phrases
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Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk (Talbiyah)
Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. All praise, blessing and dominion are Yours. You have no partner.
لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
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La ilaha illallah
There is no god but Allah.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
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Hajj Mabrur
May your Hajj be accepted and your sins forgiven.
حَجًّا مَبْرُورًا وَذَنْبًا مَغْفُورًا
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Eid Takbir
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and to Allah belongs all praise.
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ
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SubhanAllahi wa Bihamdihi
Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Him.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ