Alḥamdulillāh - wikipedia Alḥamdulillāh 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 lillāh ( Arabic : الحَمْد لله ‎ ‎ ) or alḥamdulillāh, also known as Tahmid is an Arabic phrase meaning `` Praise be to God '', sometimes translated as `` Thank God ! '' It is frequently used by Muslims of every background, due to its centrality to the texts of the Quran and the words of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, but also spoken by some Arabic - speaking Christians and Jews. The meaning and in - depth explanation of the phrase 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 - preposition + noun Allāh. Li - is a dative preposition. The word `` Allah '' means `` God. '' It is a contraction of the definite article al - and the word ʾilāh ( a 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, `` Allah '' 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 lillāh. '' ( 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 lillāh remains defective. '' From Abu Dawood Anas bin Malik wrote that Muhammad said : `` God is pleased with his slave who says, al - ḥamdu lillāh 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=805009945 '' Categories : Arabic words and phrases Islamic terminology Gratitude Hidden categories : Articles containing Arabic - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Bosanski Deutsch Español فارسی Français Bahasa Indonesia עברית Қазақша Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Нохчийн Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 12 October 2017, at 13 : 58. 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: all praise is due to allah in arabic
Answer: Al-ḥamdu lillāh