Allahu Akbar Meaning and When to Say It
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
Allāhu akbar
"Allah is the Greatest"
Allahu Akbar means "Allah is the Greatest". Allahu Akbar, the takbir, declares that Allah is greater than anything else. It begins every prayer, marks each movement of the prayer, and opens the call to prayer.
When to Say Allahu Akbar
- To begin the prayer and at each change of position in it.
- 34 times after each obligatory prayer, after SubhanAllah and Alhamdulillah 33 times each.
- On the days of Eid and in the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah.
- When climbing up or ascending while travelling.