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The Ḥawqala ( ar, حَوْقَلَة) or the La Hawla ( ar, لَا حَوْلَ) is an Arabic term referring to the Arabic statement (') which is usually translated as "There is no power nor strength except by
The Ḥawqala ( ar, حَوْقَلَة) or the La Hawla ( ar, لَا حَوْلَ) is an Arabic term referring to the Arabic statement (') which is usually translated as "There is no power nor strength except by God
In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...
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This expression is mentioned by a Muslim when seized by a calamity or in a situation beyond their control, usually when being oppressed or forcefully put through suffering. The word ''Ḥawqala'' is a portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words
See also
*Basmala
The ''Basmala'' ( ar, بَسْمَلَة, ; also known by its incipit ; , "In the name of Allah"), or Tasmiyyah (Arabic: ), is the titular name of the Islamic phrase "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" (Arabic: , ) ...
* Tasbih
''Tasbih'' ( ar, تَسْبِيح, ) is a form of ''dhikr'' that involves the glorification of Allah in Islam by saying: ''"Subhan Allah"'' (; lit. "Glory be to God").
It is often repeated a certain number of times, using either the phalanges ...
* Dhikr
''Dhikr'' ( ar, ذِكْر}, , also spelled ''Zikr'', ''Thikr'', ''Zekr'', or ''Zikar'', literally meaning "remembrance, reminder" or "mention") is a form of Islamic meditation in which phrases or prayers are repeatedly chanted in order to remem ...
References
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