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What does “La ilaha illallah” mean?

Short answer“La ilaha illallah” is the statement of tawhid: no one is worthy of worship except God alone. It is the first part of the Shahada, the key to entering Islam, and the best remembrance. A Muslim says it to renew faith, in hardship and in dhikr.

The phrase and its pronunciation

Hadith
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

Lā ilāha illā-llāh

There is no god but God

The phrase and its pronunciation

Meaning

Negating divinity for all besides God and affirming it for God alone.

When to say it

  • In the Shahada on entering Islam.
  • In dhikr, the adhan and prayer.
  • Said to the dying so it may be their last words.
  • In distress and supplication.

How to reply

No special reply.

The evidence

Quran
فَٱعۡلَمۡ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُمۡ وَمَثۡوَىٰكُمۡ

你应当知道，除安拉外，绝无应受崇拜的，你应当为你的过失而求饶，并应当为众信士和众信女而求饶。安拉是全知你们的活动和归宿的。

Muhammad 47:19
Hadith
مَنْ مَاتَ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ

Whoever dies knowing that there is no god but God will enter Paradise.

Muslim 26

常见问题

Is it the complete Shahada?

No; the Shahada has two parts: “There is no god but God” and “Muhammad is the Messenger of God.”

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