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2 adhkar in their Arabic wording from Hisn al-Muslim, with their English meaning.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem

Each dua: the Arabic, then a transliteration to help you say it aloud, then its meaning.

  1. ((سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ!)).

    Subhanallah!

    (How perfect Allah is.)

    once

  2. ((اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ!)).

    Allahu akbar!

    (Allah is the greatest.)

    once
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Source: Hisn al-Muslim by Saʿid ibn ʿAli ibn Wahf al-Qahtani. The Arabic is verbatim from the book; the English meaning is from the hisnmuslim.com English edition. The transliteration is generated by Waqtazan from the voweled Arabic as a reading aid — the Arabic and the recitation remain the reference. Virtues are quoted only from authentic hadith (al-Bukhari, Muslim, or graded sahih/hasan by al-Albani). Recitations: hisnmuslim.com.

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