There’s No God Except Allah

“There’s No God Except Allah” is an English hymn written by New Jersey-based Nigerian-American imam Adeyinka Muhammad Mendes. It joyously encourages believers to polish their souls by repeating the central formula of Islam, la ilaha illallah, as we are told to in several hadiths.  The poem also recalls the great heroes and heroines of faith throughout time – those who lived the sacred formula – and asks Allah to shower his blessings upon them. Written on the same metre as the well-known Arabic tahlīl “Karrir Ayyuha l-Insān” (some lines are direct translations), the hymn can be sung in many different tunes, and is a great upbeat way to increase one’s remembrance of Allah.

Lyrics

Laa ilaaha illallaah,
Laa ilaaha illallaah,
Muḥammadur rasoolullah,
‘Alayhi ṣalaatullah.

1.
It saved Noah from the Flood,
It made Adam more than mud,
It’s our flesh and it’s our blood:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Abraham was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

2.
It’s the polish of your soul,
By it our lives become whole,
It’s our start and it’s our goal:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Moses was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

3.
It revives hearts that are dead,
Through it Enoch wrote and read,
For it they took off John’s head:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Aaron was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

4.
By it Faith is made concrete,
By it you become complete.
Mankind, be sure to repeat:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Lady Asiya served Allah,
On her blessings of Allah.

5.
It will guide you to what’s right,
It will strengthen with true might,
It helped David win the fight:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Virgin Mary served Allah,
On her blessings of Allah.

6.
These words are Light upon Light!
They open your inner sight.
Recite them all day and night:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Gabriel was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

7.
By it Jonah left the whale,
By it Joseph left the jail.
It’s the Friend that will not fail:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Jesus was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

8.
It has come in Narration,
From the Best of Creation –
The best of invocations:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Lady Fatima served Allah,
On her blessings of Allah.

9.
It’s the freedom we must spread.
It’s our water, it’s our bread.
Nothing better could be said:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Muhammad was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

10.
It’s your shield and it’s your sword.
On Earth there’s no better words.
Invoking the Gracious Lord:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Ahmad was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

11.
It will bring you inner peace,
It will cure you from disease,
It will fill your life with ease:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
al-Mahi was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

12.
This Truth placed Bilal ahead,
This Truth kept Salman’s soul fed,
For this Truth our Suhaib fled:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
al-Hashir was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

13.
For sick hearts it is the cure –
For those who seek to be pure.
It’s the Truth that shall endure:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
al-‘Aqib was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

14.
It’s what made Khadija spend,
It made A’isha ascend.
Lord, grant we say at our end:
Laa ilaaha illallaah.

There’s no god except Allah,
There’s no god except Allah.
Muhammad was sent by Allah,
On him blessings of Allah.

Laa ilaaha illallaah,
Laa ilaaha illallaah,
Muḥammadur rasoolullah,
‘Alayhi ṣalaatullah.

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