# Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah

"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" (English: "In the Name of Allah" or "Saying the Name of Allah") is a song recorded, co-written, composed and arranged by Indonesian musician, songwriter and record producer Dwiki Dharmawan. It was released independently in March 1993, as the lead single of Dwiki's special album of the same name, through Musica Studios as its distributor. Written by Ags. Arya Dipayana and features vocals performed by singer and actress Novia Kolopaking, it is primarily an Islamic-influenced pop song with keyboards and choir-like vocals, while the lyrics hint towards themselves do many ways to feel good.
Considered as Kolopaking's signature song, "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" was a commercial success and boosted Dwiki's popularity. It entered the Aneka Top 13 Hits Indonesia chart at number seven, marking Kolopaking's only Islamic song to chart. The song received positive reviews from critics, who praised the lyrics. It has also been featured in various films and television series and covered by many artists, in their different renditions, including the band Gigi and internet celebrity Nagita Slavina.

## Background and composition

The song's composer, Dwiki Dharmawan, revealed that it was inspired by Ags. Arya Dipayana's poems that he read in 1989. Shortly after, Dwiki and Arya Dipayana began writing "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah", along with "Kepada Kesangsian". Then twenty-year-old singer and actress Novia Kolopaking recorded the former in 1993.
Musically, it is an Islamic pop song incorporates an emphasis on keyboards, "catchy" choir-like vocals during the chorus and "aesthetic" key modulation, with lyrics vividly unravel themselves to do better things in many ways. In terms of musical notation, the song is recorded in the key of A-flat major, with a tempo of 76 beats per minute in a $^4$ $_4$ common time.

## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah.

### Studio

* Recorded at Mixmasters Studios, Jakarta
* Recorded at Musica Studios, Jakarta

### Personnel

* Novia Kolopaking — lead vocals
* Dwiki Dharmawan — composition, production, arrangement
* Ags. Arya Dipayana — lyrics, production
* Herry Ramdhiana — operation
* Donny Lissapoly — operation

## Critical reception

"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" was met with generally positive reviews. Hera Diani of The Jakarta Post describing it as the "most famous" song written by Dwiki. Susi Ivvaty, writing for Kompas, states that "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" has still received airplays and subsequently been covered extensively by many artists in a variety of styles on most occasions. Asti Prativi of the IDN Times described this song has "meaningfully simplified" lyrics. Joanna Purba of Rappler describes "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" as a song that "always played at many shopping malls every Ramadan".

## Commercial performance

"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" first appeared on Top 10 Hits Indonesia chart on the 18 May 1993 issue of Aneka at number seven, boosting Dwiki and Arya Dipayana's popularity.

## Live performances

Kolopaking sang the song on several occasions. She performed "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" for performances in Semarak Takbir on 8 February 1997. The song was also part of Kolopaking's solo concert Hati Matahari in 2011, accompanied by Matarantai orchestra.

## Charts
### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performances for "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" :
| Charts (1993) | Peak position |
| Indonesia (Aneka) | 7 |

## Legacy
### Adaptation

Dwiki and Ita released a children's book based on "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" in 1999.

### Cover versions

Over half-dozen artists have recorded or performed cover versions of "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah", including recordings by Ita Purnamasari and Gigi.

### Use in media

Following the release of "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah", the song has been used in many Indonesian films and television series, such as the 1995 film Regret, the 2000 Rapi Films-produced television drama Kabulkan Doaku and 2017 television series Kisah Nyata.