Prayer phrases

These are repeated phrases of prayer that help a beginner recognise what is being said and where it belongs.

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Further prayer learning

الله أكبر سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ

AllahuAkbar

SubhanaRabbiyal-'Azim

SubhanaRabbiyal-A'la

As-salamu'alaykumwarahmatullah

Allah is the Greatest. Glory be to my Lord, the Magnificent. Glory be to my Lord, the Most High. Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you.

A new Muslim often needs repeated prayer phrases very early because they keep coming back in daily salah.

These phrases should not be learned as empty sounds. Each belongs to a position or transition in prayer.

The easiest way to learn them is by linking each phrase to its place: opening, bowing, prostration, and closing.