Alhamdulillah - wikipedia Alhamdulillah Part of a series on God in Islam Allah Jalla Jalālah in Arabic calligraphy List Allah Names Phrases and expressions Theology Oneness Islamic creed Negation Transcendence Nearness Islam portal Category Al - ḥamdu li - llāh ( Arabic : الحَمْدُ للهِ ‎ ) or alhamdulillah, also known as Tahmid, is an Arabic phrase meaning `` praise be to the Lord '', sometimes translated as `` thank Lord ! ''. It is frequently used by Muslims of every background, due to its centrality to the texts of the Quran and Hadith -- the words of the Islamic prophet Muhammad -- and its meaning and in - depth explanation have been the subject of much exegesis. Contents 1 Meaning 2 Translation 3 Use in other historical sources 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Meaning The phrase has three basic parts : al -, the definite article, `` the ''. ḥamdu, literally meaning `` praise '', `` commendation ''. li - llāh ( i ), preposition + noun Allāh. Li - is a dative preposition. The word Allāh means `` God '', and it is a contraction of the definite article al - and the word ʾilāh `` god, deity ''. Like in English, the article is used here to single out the noun as being the only one of its kind, `` the God '' ( the one and only ) or `` God ''. Therefore, Allāh is the Arabic word for `` God ''. ʾilāh is the Arabic cognate of the ancient Semitic name for God, El. Alhamdulillah written in Sini - Arabic script on an incense box, Qing dynasty, 19th century, China. Adilnor Collection, Sweden. The phrase is first found in the first verse of the first sura of the Qur'an ( Al - Fatiha ). So frequently do Muslims and Arabic - speaking Jews and Christians invoke this phrase that the quadriliteral verb hamdala ( حمدل ), `` to say al - ḥamdu li - llāh '' was coined, and the derived noun ḥamdala ( حمدلة ) is used as a name for this phrase. The triconsonantal root Ḥ - M-D ( ح م د ), meaning `` praise '', can also be found in the names Muhammad, Mahmud, Hamid and Ahmad. Translation Alhamdulillah Arabic الحمد لله Romanization al - ḥamdu li - llāh Literal meaning Praise to God English translations of alhamdulillah include : `` all praise is due to God alone '' ( Muhammad Asad ) `` all the praises and thanks be to Allah '' ( Muhammad Muhsin Khan ) `` praise be to Allah '' ( Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Marmaduke Pickthall ) `` all praise is due to Allah '' ( Saheeh International ) Use in other historical sources Jabir ibn Abd - Allah wrote in a hadith that Muhammad, said : `` The best remembrance of God is to repeat lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh and the best prayer ( du'a ) is al - ḥamdu li - llāh. '' ( Narrated by Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and Hakim who declared its chain ' sound '. ) Abu Huraira wrote that Muhammad said : `` Any matter of importance which is not begun with al - ḥamdu li - llāh remains defective. '' From Abu Dawood. Anas bin Malik wrote that Muhammad said : `` God is pleased with his slave who says, al - ḥamdu li - llāh when he takes a morsel of food and drinks a draught of water. '' See also Islam portal Al - hamdu lillahi rabbil ' alamin Dhikr Ash Shakur Glossary of Islam Hadha min fadli Rabbi Hosanna Subhan Allah References ^ Jump up to : Hans Wehr, J. Milton Cowan ( 1979 ). A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic ( 4th ed. ). Spoken Language Services. External links AlHamdulillah - Detailed Explanation from Tafseer Ibn Katheer - Surah Fatiha Health benefits of saying Alhamdulillah Everyday duas in Arabic with transliteration and translation Alhamdulillah - Commentary Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alhamdulillah&oldid=834525511 '' Categories : Arabic words and phrases Islamic terminology Gratitude Hidden categories : Articles containing Arabic - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Башҡортса Български Bosanski Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Қазақша Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Нохчийн Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Українська 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 6 April 2018, at 04 : 41. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how to say praise be to allah in arabic
Answer: Al-ḥamdu li-llāh