This phrase is recited by Muslims in many different situations.
Usage in Islamic rituals Ī Muslim raises both of his hands to recite the Takbīr in prayer. The form Allāhu is the nominative of Allah, meaning ' God'. The term Takbīr itself is the stem II verbal noun of the triliteral root k- b- r, meaning 'great', from which akbar 'greater' is derived. When used in the Takbīr it is usually translated as greatest, but some authors translate it as greater. The Arabic word أَكْبَر ( ʾakbar) is the elative form ( greatest) of the adjective kabīr. The Arabic word كَبِير ( kabīr) means great from the Semitic root k- b- r. 2.4 During the halal slaughter of animals.
