Hawqala

Arabic calligraphy of Hawqala

Arabic calligraphy of Hawqala

The Ḥawqala (Arabic: حَوْقَلَة) or the La Hawla (Arabic: لَا حَوْلَ) is an Arabic term referring to the Arabic statement لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ (lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhⁱ) which is usually translated as "There is no power nor strength except by God."

This expression is mentioned by a Muslim when seized by a calamity or in a situation beyond their control, usually when being oppressed or forcefully put through suffering. The word Ḥawqala is a portmanteau (or naḥt) of the words ḥawla and quwwata.^[1]

A longer version is لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ (lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi l-ʿaliyyi l-ʿaẓīmⁱ), meaning "None has the right to be worshipped except Allah there is no power nor strength or movement except by Allah the Lofty, the Great".

See also[]

• Basmala
• Dhikr

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