Alhamdulillah For Everything by Rahila S.V.

This is an expression of complete trust and gratitude to Allah which is taught to us by our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): Which means “All praise and gratitude belongs to Allah in every situation”. Or in Arabic “alhamdulillah ala kulli haal”. You may often hear a Muslim say the phrase “Alhamdulillah for everything”. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allah and that is good for him and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him”. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “How wonderful is the case of a believer there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. This core belief of being eternally grateful to Allah is something that is taught to us by our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). One of my most favorite characteristics of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is how he would handle both adversity and prosperity with grace and gratitude.

And there is a great reward for being patient through any situation.

There is always a divine wisdom of the Almighty behind everything that happens. And Allah will never intend bad for His believers. To a Muslim it is always good because ultimately Allah knows best. And so if something seemingly “bad” happens. This is because for a Muslim ultimate wisdom belongs only to Allah. Regardless of the situation being good or seemingly “bad”. As Muslim we are perpetually optimistic by faith and always looking for ways to praise and thank Allah for all His blessings. Gratitude to Allah (God) is a way of life for Muslims. And so the correct meaning of Al hamdulillah which contains the word “Hamd” becomes ‘all praise and gratitude belongs to Allah’. The Arabic term Hamd however encompasses both praise and gratitude. Likewise I can be thankful to someone for helping me but it’s not necessary that I’m praising them for their assistance. However it’s not necessary that I’m grateful to them or thanking them for that achievement when I praise them. In English I may praise someone for achieving something great. However it also has connotations of gratitude, veneration and appreciation along with the praise. Linguistically the word Hamd is a comprehensive term that includes praise. However, the term “Hamd” does not only mean praise. The core part of the phrase that entails praise is the Arabic term “Hamd” حَمد. It is a positive expression of appreciation to God for whatever happens in the life of a Muslim regardless of the situation. Comprehensively it means “All praise and gratitude belongs to Allah (God)”.

What are you grateful and thankful for? What is the meaning of Alhamdulillah in English?Īlhamdulillah (pronounced “Al-Ham-Doo-Lil-Lah”) is an Arabic word.

Alhamdulillah For Everything by Rahila S.V.