Remembrance

أذكار

Adhkār

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Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.

Ar-Raʿd 13:28

480 adhkār in 23 sets

Remembrance that belongs to no particular time, and seeking forgiveness.

  1. The four that endure

    سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

    Subḥāna-llāhi wa-l-ḥamdu lillāhi wa lā ilāha illa-llāhu wa-llāhu akbar.

    Glory be to Allah; praise belongs to Allah; there is no god but Allah; and Allah is greatest.

  2. Two words, heavy on the scale

    سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

    Subḥāna-llāhi wa bi-ḥamdih, subḥāna-llāhi-l-ʿaẓīm

    Glory be to Allah and His is the praise; glory be to Allah the Almighty.

  3. A treasure of the Garden

    لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ

    Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh

    There is no power and no strength except with Allah.

  4. A palm tree in the Garden

    سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

    Subḥāna-llāhi-l-ʿaẓīmi wa bi-ḥamdih.

    Glory be to Allah, the Mighty, and His is the praise.

    Whoever says it, a palm tree is planted for him in the Garden.

  5. A thousand good deeds a day

    Say “subḥāna-llāh” a hundred times.

    A thousand good deeds are written for him, or a thousand sins are taken away from him.

  6. The best of it

    لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ

    Lā ilāha illa-llāh

    There is no god but Allah.

  7. Words taught to a Bedouin

    لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ

    Lā ilāha illa-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, Allāhu akbaru kabīrā, wa-l-ḥamdu lillāhi kathīrā, subḥāna-llāhi rabbi-l-ʿālamīn, lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi-l-ʿazīzi-l-ḥakīm.

    There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. Allah is greatest, by far; praise be to Allah abundantly; glory be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; there is no might and no power except by Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.

  8. Sins falling away like foam

    لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ

    Lā ilāha illa-llāhu wa-llāhu akbar, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.

    There is no god but Allah, and Allah is greatest, and there is no might and no power except by Allah.

  9. As many as He has created

    سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي الأَرْضِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا هُوَ خَالِقٌ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ

    Subḥāna-llāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa fi-s-samāʾ, wa subḥāna-llāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa fi-l-arḍ, wa subḥāna-llāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa bayna dhālik, wa subḥāna-llāhi ʿadada mā huwa khāliq; wa-llāhu akbaru mithla dhālik, wa-l-ḥamdu lillāhi mithla dhālik, wa lā ilāha illa-llāhu mithla dhālik, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi mithla dhālik.

    Glory be to Allah, as many times as all He has created in the heavens; glory be to Allah, as many as all He has created on earth; glory be to Allah, as many as all He has created between them; glory be to Allah, as many as all He is yet to create. And Allah is greatest, the same; praise be to Allah, the same; there is no god but Allah, the same; and there is no might and no power except by Allah, the same.

  10. Words of forgiveness, taught to ʿAlī

    لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

    Lā ilāha illa-llāhu-l-ʿaliyyu-l-ʿaẓīm, lā ilāha illa-llāhu-l-ḥalīmu-l-karīm, lā ilāha illa-llāh, subḥāna-llāhi rabbi-l-ʿarshi-l-ʿaẓīm.

    There is no god but Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. There is no god but Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous. There is no god but Allah. Glory be to Allah, Lord of the mighty Throne.

  11. He honoured His army

    لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، أَعَزَّ جُنْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَغَلَبَ الأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ، فَلاَ شَىْءَ بَعْدَهُ

    Lā ilāha illa-llāhu waḥdah, aʿazza jundah, wa naṣara ʿabdah, wa ghalaba-l-aḥzāba waḥdah, fa-lā shayʾa baʿdah.

    There is no god but Allah alone. He honoured His army, gave victory to His servant, and alone overcame the confederates; and there is nothing after Him.

  12. As befits the majesty of Your face

    يَا رَبِّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ وَلِعَظِيمِ سُلْطَانِكَ

    Yā rabbi laka-l-ḥamdu kamā yanbaghī li-jalāli wajhika wa li-ʿaẓīmi sulṭānik

    My Lord, Yours is the praise as befits the majesty of Your face and the greatness of Your sovereignty.

  13. On seeing what pleases you

    الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ

    Al-ḥamdu lillāhi-lladhī bi-niʿmatihi tatimmu-ṣ-ṣāliḥāt.

    Praise be to Allah, by whose blessing good things are brought to completion.

  14. On seeing what you dislike

    الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ

    Al-ḥamdu lillāhi ʿalā kulli ḥāl.

    Praise be to Allah in every state.

  15. More than seventy times a day

    أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

    Astaghfiru-llāha wa atūbu ilayh.

    I ask Allah’s forgiveness, and I turn to Him in repentance.

    “By Allah, I ask Allah’s forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day.”

  16. Turning back, a hundred times a day

    رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَىَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

    Rabbi-ghfir lī wa tub ʿalayya, innaka anta-t-tawwābu-r-raḥīm.

    My Lord, forgive me and turn to me in mercy; You are the Ever-Relenting, the Most Merciful.

  17. Forgiveness from the Ever-Living

    أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

    Astaghfiru-llāha-lladhī lā ilāha illā huwa-l-ḥayyu-l-qayyūmu wa atūbu ilayh

    I ask forgiveness of Allah, beside whom there is no god, the Living, the Sustainer, and I turn to Him.

  18. Hold fast to “O Lord of Majesty and Honour”

    يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ

    Yā dha-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām.

    O Lord of Majesty and Honour.

    “Hold fast to: yā dha-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām” — call on Him by it often.

  19. O Most Merciful of the merciful

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    يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

    Yā arḥama-r-rāḥimīn.

    O Most Merciful of the merciful.

    An angel is appointed to whoever says it; when he has said it three times, the angel says: “The Most Merciful of the merciful has turned to you — so ask.”

    al-Ḥākim, al-Mustadrak 1996