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Allahu Akbar

/ ˈæləˌhu ˈakˌbaː /

interjection

  1. Islam an exclamation used in the call to prayer and also used as a call to the defence of Muslims, an expression of approval, and a funeral litany


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Allahu Akbar1

from Arabic, literally: God is most great

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Example Sentences

A stage was erected next to the edifice and hundreds would gather to watch floggings, crying out “Allahu Akbar!”

The suspects allegedly yelled “Allahu Akbar” before the attack, witnesses told the BBC.

An angry crowd chanting Allahu Akbar was massed outside his door.

As they arrived in Mir Ali, he says, fellow insurgents welcomed them with shouts of “Allahu Akbar!”

Storming the Street A man can be seen walking slowly through the street, yelling 'Allahu Akbar!'

Occasionally an Arab would throw back his head and cry: "Allahu Akbar!"

There came a stir and a murmuring among the crowd, and cries of "Allahu Akbar!"

Mr. Wells is not seriously proposing to take his cue from his Mohammedan friends, raise the cry of "Allahu Akbar!"

"Allahu Akbar," he said, "God is most great," as he burst into tears.

The Pathans swarmed over the walls with their exulting “Allahu Akbar!”

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