Why Muslims say "Allahu Akbar"

By Timothy Bowes with 2 reader notes

“Then He lifted Himself to heaven when it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth, “Come willingly, or unwillingly!” They said, “We come willingly.”

From the translation by the non-Muslim, Arthur J. Arberry (1905-69), Verse 10, page 491, The World’s Classics Series: The Koran Intepreted, Oxford Univisity Press, 1964

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Reader notes (2)

  1. Allahu Akbar,

    — noted by Abdulrahman Belhaj 2:29 pm on 10th April, 2006 .

  2. Well, no need to try to guess which nebula this is. ;)

    — noted by JD 4:15 am on 11th April, 2006 .

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