 مالذي يجب أن يفعله الله أكبر؟ كيف نفهمه؟ حسناً، هنا are two levels of understanding of this particular important term that we utter. The first level of understanding and that is what you find in translations in English is when people say الله أكبر means الله is the greatest or الله is great or الله is great. This is in relation to the concept that when I say الله أكبر in my Salah when I say الله أكبر in my life, Allah is greater than what? than my worries. He is greater than my concerns. He is greater than my health, than my wealth, than my children, than my job, than my community. Allah is greater than my life, Allah is greater than everything in this existence. And therefore, that utterance highlights the superiority of the Almighty سبحانه وتعالى and the very fact that we submit to this realization that we are nothing before Him and that Allah سبحانه وتعالى is the owner of all things. He is the Sustainer. He is the Creator. He is the one who provides. He is the one who takes away. Yes? He is the one that cannot be compared to anything else. That statement of الله أكبر in Salah and outside Salah at the first level needs to be understood in which way. In the notion that imagine when I stand in Salah and I say الله أكبر and I enter into prayer and throughout the prayer my mind is thinking I haven't paid the rent for example for this month. My mind is thinking I have to finish this job and I have to call this individual. My mind is thinking what am I going to say to a friend of mine who is not speaking to me because of a conflict that we had. Yes? This الله أكبر that I mentioned. What does it mean? It means Allah is greater than all these things. If I say الله أكبر then my mind is worried in Salah about worldly affairs then this الله أكبر has not penetrated my heart. It is not something that I have understood because الله أكبر is mentioned just by tongue but throughout my mind and my heart there are many other things that are greater concern. And I am placing them above the Almighty Subhanahu و تعالى because I am here to speak to Allah. I am here to communicate to Allah. I am here to worship Allah سبحانه و تعالى Not here to think about worldly matters Not here to divert my attention towards affairs of this world No doubt yes? That's why the recognition from the إمه عليهم السلام is when you stand to say الله أكبر in Salah Imagine the following. Imagine you are on the day of قيامة And you are standing before the سراط The path yes? On your right is جنة On your left is جهنم And Allah سبحانه و تعالى has placed the ملائك right in front of you And you are about to be held accountable for your deeds yes? The إمه عليهم السلام say Enta into prayer by saying الله أكبر with this imagined in your mind Other narration says Approach تكبيرة الإحرام and Salah As if it is your last prayer If it was your last prayer I tell you You wouldn't be thinking يا الله when are we going to get the next president? Yes? You wouldn't be thinking about anything else You would be thinking primarily About what? About How to save yourself How to remember Allah How to be Somebody who is a devout worshiper of the Almighty سبحانه و تعالى No doubt this is of great importance in our lives To appreciate and understand our position When it comes to uttering الله أكبر I remember Reading that Alexander the Great One day was passing by When he was passing by He passed by in the desert With a huge army And he found a tent Somebody inside the tent He dismounted from his horse He came He entered the tent He saw an individual sitting there He said to him I have come with a huge army And you were not faced by this You remained in your tent You did not come out to greet me You did not come out to say That you are a peaceful individual Yes? You were not afraid That I would be hurting you That man looked at Alexander the Great And said It is because I was speaking to a being That has a much greater army than yours Alexander then said to him Very well I would like you to eat with me You seem to be an individual who is wise Please have some food with me He says I can't He said why? He said I will only eat with you If you can guarantee me the number of things He said what do you want me to guarantee? That tomorrow I will not fall ill That tomorrow I will have wealth And that tomorrow I will not die He said I cannot guarantee this for myself Let alone for you He said that I am speaking to the one Who is in control of this And can guarantee me this This Alexander the Great Looked at this man And said who are you speaking to He says my lord The Almighty God Yes He is greater Than whatever you comes to your mind Yes And therefore the realization As far as our lives are concerned Is that we have to keep this Into perspective That is the first element That we must be observant of That God Or the Almighty Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala Is the greater Element of anything In our lives There is a deeper Much more profound Much more beautiful Understanding of Allahu Akbar Given to us by a holy Six Imam Imam Cha'far ibn Muhammad Al-Sadaq Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam Alaihi wa sallam Once Imam Al-Sadaq Alaihi wa sallam Asked an individual What does Allahu Akbar mean? That individual said God is the greatest Imam Al-Sadaq Said to him Greater than what? That man said Greater than all of his creation Imam Al-Sadaq says Therefore you are placing him On a scale with his creation That man Was bewildered He said Then what does Allahu Akbar mean? Imam Al-Sadaq says By your definition You are comparing The absolute perfect being The creator with the created Because by saying God is greater Yes You are comparing him Towards his creation Imam Al-Sadaq Says Allahu Akbar Means Allahu Akbar Min And Yousaf God is greater Than being described What do we mean? Yes Imam Al-Salam Is saying That whatever comes In far is your imagination And whatever You can think of God God is greater than that That he cannot be limited That he cannot be described By you and I Except by how he described himself And instructed his chosen servants To talk about him Yes God is greater Than being described Why? Because the Quran in itself Says what? وما قدر الله حق قدره In Chapter 6 verse 91 Allah says The people have not understood الله سبحانه وتعالى They have not grasped الله سبحانه وتعالى They have not comprehended The majesty The power The might Of the Lord الله تبارك وتعالى So الله أكبر In a deeper meaning Means what? It means We are nothing compared to him And that he is our creator He cannot be compared To the creation