TheSemantic Pejoration of the Arabic Phrase 'Allahu Akbar' Aug. 21, 2020 How a phrase used by billions of Muslims worldwide lost its meaning. By: Max Dwight Course: Language & Politics (Ling 3800) Advisor: Prof. Adam Hodges LURA 2020 In the spring of 2019, I was traveling in Lisbon, Portugal with a group of my friends. Question [1] Is repeating phrases like Allah u Akbar allowed in the salah if they were not correctly pronounced once.. many times it happens that i am able to say "Allah u Ak" "bar" is not pronounced properly one time so i repeat it and say "Bar" again clearly. Does this invalidate Salah? [2] Itis not permissible for him to do that deliberately; rather what the worshipper must do is pray as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did. So he should say "Allahu akbar" when appropriate and "Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah" when appropriate, and "Rabbana wa laka al-hamd (Our Lord to You be praise)" when Theseare words for the remembrance of Allah. Subhan Allah (Arabic: سبحان الله) means "Allah is free from imperfection". Al-hamdu lillah (Arabic: الحمد لله) means "All praise is due to Allah". Allahu Akbar (Arabic: الله أكبر ) means "Allah is Greatest". Allahu akbar" is an Arabic phrase that translates to "God is greater." In the wake of a deadly attack in New York on Tuesday, this inherently spiritual phrase is being used in a different context: to signify a link to political terrorism. Ifa Muslim sacrifices a goat or sheep, but forgets to say "Allāhu akbar" during the act, does the animal become harām? If he remembers later and says "Allāhu akbar," will that make it halāl? Please clarify. Jazākum Allāh khayran. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāh wa-barakātuh. ln42.