Allahu Akbar

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Allahu Akbar [ˈæləˌhu ˈakˌbaː]

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(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Islam an exclamation used in the call to prayer and also used as a call to the defence of Muslims, an expression of approval, and a funeral litany

[from Arabic, literally: God is most great]

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No references found			Television footage showed a missile soaring into the sky in desert-like terrain, to shouts of Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest). Iran test-fires Shahab 3 missile by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) Loud explosions and gunfire were heard coming from a house on the outskirts of the town of Solo, a known militant stronghold, as well as shouts of Allahu Akbar (God is Greater). 5 dead in Indonesian militant hideout raid: witnesses by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Members of the congregation frequently interrupted his sermon with chants of "Al-Jihad, Allahu Akbar (God is greater)" and "We salute the martyrs of the Red Mosque," in reference to those who died during the July 2007 government raid. Bailed cleric calls for Islamic order in Pakistan by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition			all-party all-pervading All-possessed all-powerful all-purpose all-right all-risks all-round all-rounder all-sorts all-source intelligence all-star all-terrain bike all-terrain vehicle all-the-year-round all-time all-victorious all-weather all-weather air defense fighter all-year-round alla breve Alla Nazimova alla prima Allah Allahabad Allahu Akbar allamanda Allamanda cathartica Allan-a-Dale allanite Allantoic Allantoic acid allantoid Allantoidea allantoin allantois allargando allative Allatrate allay Allayer Allayment Allecret Allect Allectation Allective Alledge allegation allege Allegeable Allegeance			allachesthesia allactite Alladdin Alladdin Alladin Alladin Allagash Wilderness Waterway Allagash Wilderness Waterway Allage Allah Allah Allâh Allâh Allah Akhbar Allah Arabic Allah in Islam Allah in Islam Allah Saglik Para Afiyet Versin Amin Allah'a Emanet Ol Allah's Apostle Allah's Apostle Allahabad Allahabad Allahabad Agricultural Institute Deemed University Allahabad, India Allahabad, India Allahtoya Allahtoya Allahtoyah Allahtoyah Allahu Akbar Allai Allai Allai Allai Allaikha Allain Duhangan Hydroelectric Project Allaire Spectra Allaire State Park Allais, Maurice Allakaket, AK, USA Allakh-Iun Allakhazam Magical Realm allalinite Allama Iqbal Allama Iqbal Medical College Allama Iqbal Open University Allama Moahammad Iqbal Allama Mohammad Iqbal Allama Muhammad Iqbal Allamakee County Allamakee County, IA Allamakee County, Iowa allamanda Allamanda cathartica allamandas allamander allamanders

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