Billah

Billah (Arabic: بالله, romanized: bi-ʾllāh) is an Arabic phrase meaning with God or through God. It is used in various standard sayings, such as the Hawqala and the Ta'awwudh. It is also often used as a component of compound personal proper names, particularly as regnal names by caliphs and other rulers when it might be seen as a counterpart of the Christian usage by the grace of God. It is used for example as follows:

  • Al-Aziz Billah (Arabic: العزيز بالله, romanized: al-ʿAzīz bi-ʾllāh), mighty through God
  • Baqi Billah (Arabic: باقى بالله, romanized: Bāqī bi-ʾllāh), everlasting through God
  • Al-Mahdi Billah (Arabic: المهدي بالله, romanized: al-Mahdī bi-ʾllāh), rightly guided through God
  • Al-Mansur Billah (Arabic: المنصور بالله, romanized: al-Manṣūr bi-ʾllāh), he who is victorious through God
    • Al-Mansur Billah (914–957), third Fatimid Caliph
    • one of the names of Muhammad al-Badr (1926–1996), King and Imam of Yemen
  • Al-Muhtadi Billah (Arabic: المهتدي بالله, romanized: al-Muhtadī bi-ʾllāh), rightly guided through God
  • Al-Muktafi Billah (Arabic: المكتفي بالله, romanized: al-Muktafī bi-ʾllāh), contented with God alone
    • Al-Muktafi Billah (877/78 – 908), seventeenth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
    • one of the names of Mahmud of Terengganu (1930–1998), Sultan of Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Al-Muntasir Billah (Arabic: المنتصر بالله, romanized: al-Muntaṣir bi-ʾllāh), he who triumphs in God
  • Al-Mustafa Billah (Arabic: المصطفى بالله, romanized: al-Muṣṭafā bi-ʾllāh), one who is chosen through God
  • Al-Musta'in Billah (Arabic: المستعين بالله, romanized: al-Mustaʿīn bi-ʾllāh), one who asks for help through God
  • Al-Mustakfi Billah (Arabic: المستكفي بالله, romanized: al-Mustakfī bi-ʾllāh), desirous of being satisfied with God alone
  • Al-Musta'li Billah (Arabic: المستعلي بالله‎, romanized: al-Mustaʿlī bi-ʾllāh), exalted through God
  • Al-Mustamsik Billah (Arabic: المستمسك بالله‎, romanized: al-Mustamsik bi-ʾllāh), one who restrains himself through God
  • Al-Mustanjid Billah (Arabic: المستنجد بالله, romanized: al-Mustanjid bi-ʾllāh), one who implores for help through God
  • Al-Mustansir Billah (Arabic: المستنصر بالله, romanized: al-Mustanṣir bi-ʾllāh), one who asks for victory through God
  • Al-Mustarshid Billah (Arabic: المسترشد بالله, romanized: al-Mustarshid bi-ʾllāh), one who seeks direction through God
  • Al-Musta'sim Billah (Arabic: المستعصم بالله, romanized: al-Mustaʿṣim bi-ʾllāh), he who holds fast through God
  • Al-Mustazhir Billah (Arabic: المستظهر بالله, romanized: al-Mustaẓhir bi-ʾllāh), one who knows by heart through God
  • Al-Mu'tadid Billah (Arabic: المعتضد بالله‎, romanized: al-Muʿtaḍid bi-ʾllāh), seeking support in God
  • Al-Mu'tasim Billah (Arabic: المعتصم بالله, romanized: al-Muʿtaṣim bi-ʾllāh), abstaining from sin through God
  • Al-Mu'tazz Billah (Arabic: المعتز بالله, romanized: al-Muʿtazz bi-ʾllāh), he who is strengthened by God
  • Al-Muqtadir Billah (Arabic: المقتدر بالله, romanized: al-Muqtadir bi-ʾllāh), mighty through God
  • Al-Qadir Billah (Arabic: القادر‎ بالله, romanized: al-Qādir bi-ʾllāh), powerful through God
  • Al-Qahir Billah (Arabic: القاهر بالله, romanized: al-Qāhir bi-ʾllāh), victorious through God
  • Al-Radi Billah (Arabic: الراضي بالله‎, romanized: al-Rāḍī bi-ʾllāh), content with God
  • Al-Rashid Billah (Arabic: الراشد بالله, romanized: al-Rāshid bi-ʾllāh), rightly guided through God
  • Al-Wathiq Billah (Arabic: الواثق بالله, romanized: al-Wāthiq bi-ʾllāh), he who holds trust through God
    • Al-Wathiq Billah (812–847), ninth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
    • Al-Wathiq Billah I (died 1341), fourth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
    • Al-Wathiq Billah II (died 1386), ninth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
    • one of the names of Taimur bin Feisal (1886–1965), Sultan of Oman
    • one of the names of Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (born 1962), Sultan of Terengganu, Malaysia
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