The Tahlil (Arabic: تَهْلِيل, tahlīl, Arabic pronunciation:[tah.liːl]), also spelled Tahleel, is a form of dhikr that involves the praising of God in Islam by saying "There is no god but God. He has no partner with Him" (لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له).[1]
The word Tahlil is the verbal noun of the form 2 verb Hallala (هَلَّلَ)[2] which literally means '"to praise" or "to acclaim".[3]
Historyedit
Traditionally, the utterance of the sentence is part of the shahada performed by somebody converting to Islam. Later on, it became a tradition practiced as a ritual of Sufism during events like the remembering of a dead Muslim.[4] Performing Tahlil to remember the dead is considered bidʻah by Salafi Muslims,[5] and the practice itself is known specifically as niayah.
In Indonesia and Malaysia, ritualized repetitive chanting of the tahlil is part of the tradition of kenduri, which is common during death rituals. The custom is known locally as majlis tahlil "assembly to perform prayers".[6] This practice is more common among Muslims that are followers of the traditionalist Nahdlatul Ulama movement.[7]
Hadithedit
Narrated by Abu Huraira: The Messenger of Allah said, "He who utters a hundred times in a day these words: `La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa `ala kulli sha'in Qadir (there is nobody worthy of worship except Allah. He is One and He has no partner with Him; His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is Omnipotent),' he will have a reward equivalent to that for emancipating ten slaves, a hundred good deeds will be recorded to his credit, hundred of his sins will be blotted out from his scroll, and he will be safeguarded against the devil on that day till the evening; and no one will exceed him in doing more excellent good deeds except someone who has recited these words more often than him[8]
Malik ibn Anas reported from Talha ibn Ubaydullah ibn Kariz that Muhammad said, "The best dua is dua on the day of Arafa, and the best thing that I and the Prophets before me have said is "There is nothing worshipped but Allah, alone without any partner" (La ilaha illa'llah, wahdahu la sharika lah)" [9]
^Ørum, Olav (2018). Sociohistorical and Linguistic Layers of Arabic in Medieval Cairo. The Case of Judaeo-Arabic. With Editions and Translations of Karaite Manuscripts of Judaeo-Arabic Popular Literature on Biblical and Qurᵓānic Prophets. Supplemented with Arabic Transliteration. Oslo: University of Oslo. pp. 76–77.
^"The Arabic verb forms". Retrieved November 22, 2015.
^"معنى تهليل في معجم المعاني الجامع - معجم عربي عربي" (in Arabic). Retrieved November 19, 2015.
^Aziz, Muhammad Ali (2011). Religion and Mysticism in Early Islam: Theology and Sufism in Yemen. Vol. 26. I.B.Tauris. ISBN978-0-857719607. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
^"Tahlilan (Selamatan Kematian) Adalah Bid'ah Munkar Dengan Ijma Para Shahabat Dan Seluruh Ulama Islam" (in Indonesian). Retrieved November 19, 2015.
^"Majlis tahlil in English with contextual examples". MyMemory. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^Ismail, Faisal (2003). Islamic traditionalism in Indonesia: a study of the Nahdlatul Ulama's early history and religious ideology (1926-1950). Proyek Peningkatan Pengkajian Kerukunan Hidup Umat Beragama, Puslitbang Kehidupan Beragama, Badan Litbang Agama dan Diklat Keagamaan, Departemen Agama R.I. ISBN978-9-793370699. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
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tahlil, arabic, يل, tahlīl, arabic, pronunciation, liːl, also, spelled, tahleel, form, dhikr, that, involves, praising, islam, saying, there, partner, with, لا, إله, إلا, الله, وحده, لا, شريك, له, contents, etymology, history, hadith, also, referencesetymology. The Tahlil Arabic ت ه ل يل tahlil Arabic pronunciation tah liːl also spelled Tahleel is a form of dhikr that involves the praising of God in Islam by saying There is no god but God He has no partner with Him لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له 1 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Hadith 4 See also 5 ReferencesEtymology editThe word Tahlil is the verbal noun of the form 2 verb Hallala ه ل ل 2 which literally means to praise or to acclaim 3 History editTraditionally the utterance of the sentence is part of the shahada performed by somebody converting to Islam Later on it became a tradition practiced as a ritual of Sufism during events like the remembering of a dead Muslim 4 Performing Tahlil to remember the dead is considered bidʻah by Salafi Muslims 5 and the practice itself is known specifically as niayah In Indonesia and Malaysia ritualized repetitive chanting of the tahlil is part of the tradition of kenduri which is common during death rituals The custom is known locally as majlis tahlil assembly to perform prayers 6 This practice is more common among Muslims that are followers of the traditionalist Nahdlatul Ulama movement 7 Hadith editNarrated by Abu Huraira The Messenger of Allah said He who utters a hundred times in a day these words La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa Huwa ala kulli sha in Qadir there is nobody worthy of worship except Allah He is One and He has no partner with Him His is the sovereignty and His is the praise and He is Omnipotent he will have a reward equivalent to that for emancipating ten slaves a hundred good deeds will be recorded to his credit hundred of his sins will be blotted out from his scroll and he will be safeguarded against the devil on that day till the evening and no one will exceed him in doing more excellent good deeds except someone who has recited these words more often than him 8 Malik ibn Anas reported from Talha ibn Ubaydullah ibn Kariz that Muhammad said The best dua is dua on the day of Arafa and the best thing that I and the Prophets before me have said is There is nothing worshipped but Allah alone without any partner La ilaha illa llah wahdahu la sharika lah 9 See also edit nbsp Islam portalShahada Tasbih Tahmid Takbir Tasmiyah Tawhid Salawat Peace be upon him Glossary of Islam Quran Anthem of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria which repeats the tahlil throughoutReferences edit Orum Olav 2018 Sociohistorical and Linguistic Layers of Arabic in Medieval Cairo The Case of Judaeo Arabic With Editions and Translations of Karaite Manuscripts of Judaeo Arabic Popular Literature on Biblical and Qurᵓanic Prophets Supplemented with Arabic Transliteration Oslo University of Oslo pp 76 77 The Arabic verb forms Retrieved November 22 2015 معنى تهليل في معجم المعاني الجامع معجم عربي عربي in Arabic Retrieved November 19 2015 Aziz Muhammad Ali 2011 Religion and Mysticism in Early Islam Theology and Sufism in Yemen Vol 26 I B Tauris ISBN 978 0 857719607 Retrieved November 19 2015 Tahlilan Selamatan Kematian Adalah Bid ah Munkar Dengan Ijma Para Shahabat Dan Seluruh Ulama Islam in Indonesian Retrieved November 19 2015 Majlis tahlil in English with contextual examples MyMemory Retrieved 14 July 2021 Ismail Faisal 2003 Islamic traditionalism in Indonesia a study of the Nahdlatul Ulama s early history and religious ideology 1926 1950 Proyek Peningkatan Pengkajian Kerukunan Hidup Umat Beragama Puslitbang Kehidupan Beragama Badan Litbang Agama dan Diklat Keagamaan Departemen Agama R I ISBN 978 9 793370699 Retrieved November 19 2015 Sahih Muslim Muwatta of Imam Malik nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to La ilaha illallah Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tahlil amp oldid 1159973875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
