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Takbir

Arabic phrase "ʾAllāhu ʾakbar", meaning "God is the greatest"
Place saying Q191811
Takbir
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Summary

Takbir is a saying[1]. Takbir draws 14,307 Wikipedia views per month (saying category, ranking #4 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: exaltation[3]
  • Has use: salah[4], interjection[5], battle cry[6], flag[7]
  • Commons category: Takbir[8]
  • Language of work or name: Arabic[9]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[10], Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[11]
  • Native label: تَكْبِير[12], اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر‏[13]
  • Name: ꠔꠇ꠆ꠛꠤꠞ[14]

Why It Matters

Takbir has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Takbir is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · ~2026-37038-25 · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has use → salah, interjection, battle cry +1
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → Allahu_akbar
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Great norwegian encyclopedia id: Allahu_akbar"
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