Billah () is an Arabic phrase meaning ''with God'' or ''through God''. It is used in various standard sayings, such as the
Hawqala
The Ḥawla () or the LaHawla () is an Arabic term referring to the Arabic statement ('), which is usually translated as "There is no power nor strength except by God."
The expression Ḥawqala is used by Muslims during times of calamity, oppres ...
and the
Ta'awwudh
The Ta`awwudh (Arabic: تعوذ) is the phrase ''A`ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaitāni r-rajīmi'' (أَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّـيْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْمِ). This is an Arabic sentence meaning "I seek refuge in Allah f ...
. It is also often used as a component of compound personal proper names, particularly as regnal names by
caliphs
A caliphate ( ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; , ), a person considered a political–religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of the enti ...
and other rulers when it might be seen as a counterpart of the
Christian
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...
usage ''
by the grace of God
By the Grace of God (, abbreviated D.G.) is a formulaic phrase used especially in Christian monarchies as an introductory part of the full styles of a monarch. In England and later the United Kingdom, the phrase was formally added to the royal sty ...
''. It is used for example as follows:
*Al-Aziz Billah (), ''mighty through God''
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Al-Aziz Billah
Abu Mansur Nizar (; 10 May 955 – 14 October 996), known by his regnal name as al-Aziz Billah (), was the fifth caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, from 975 to his death in 996. His reign saw the capture of Damascus and the Fatimid expansion into ...
(955–996), fifth Fatimid Caliph
*Baqi Billah (), ''everlasting through God''
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Khwaja Baqi Billah
Khwaja Baqi Billah () also known as Khwaja Muhammad Baqi,https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144524519.pdf with his pen name Berang, (14 July 1564– 29 November 1603), was a Sufi saint from Kabul. He was a disciple of Khwaja Muhammad Amkanagi and th ...
(1563–1603), Sufi saint from Kabul
*Al-Mahdi Billah (), ''rightly guided through God''
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Muhammad al-Mahdi Billah (744 or 745 – 785), third Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
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Abd Allah al-Mahdi Billah
Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn (; 31 July 874 – 4 March 934), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdī biʾllāh (, "The Rightly Guided by God"), was the founder of the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate, the only major Shi'a caliphate i ...
(873–934), founder of the Fatimid dynasty
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Muhammad II al-Mahdi Billah (976–1010), fourth Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba
*Al-Mansur Billah (), ''he who is victorious through God''
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Al-Mansur Billah (914–957), third Fatimid Caliph
**one of the names of
Muhammad al-Badr
Muhammad Al-Badr (15 February 1926 – 6 August 1996) was the last king and Zaidi Imam of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (North Yemen) and leader of the monarchist regions during the North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970). His full name wa ...
(1926–1996), King and Imam of Yemen
*Al-Muhtadi Billah (), ''rightly guided through God''
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Al-Muhtadi Billah (died 870), fourteenth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
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Al-Muhtadee Billah
Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Hassanal Bolkiah (Jawi script, Jawi: ; born 17 February 1974) is the eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Saleha. He is the Crown Prince of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, and is first in the line of succ ...
(born 1974), heir to the Sultan of Brunei
*Al-Muktafi Billah (), ''contented with God alone''
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Al-Muktafi Billah (877/78 – 908), seventeenth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
**one of the names of
Mahmud of Terengganu
Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (Jawi script, Jawi: سلطان محمود المكتفي بالله شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان إسماعيل ناصر الدين شاه; April 1930 ...
(1930–1998), Sultan of Terengganu, Malaysia
*Al-Muntasir Billah (), ''he who triumphs in God''
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Al-Muntasir Billah (837–862), eleventh Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
*Al-Mustafa Billah (), ''one who is chosen through God''
**one of the names of
Abdullah of Pahang
Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (; ; born 30 July 1959) is the sixth modern Sultan of Pahang.
Abdullah was born during the reign of his grandfather, Abu Bakar of Pahang, Sultan ...
(born 1959), Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
*Al-Musta'in Billah (), ''one who asks for help through God''
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Ahmad al-Musta'in Billah (836–866), twelfth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
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Sulayman al-Musta'in Billah (965–1016), fifth Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba
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Abbas al-Musta'in Billah (1390–1430), tenth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo.
**one of the names of
Ahmad Shah of Pahang
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah ( Jawi: ; 24 October 1930 – 22 May 2019) was Sultan of Pahang from 1974 until his abdication in 2019, and the seventh Yang di-Pertua ...
(1930–2019), Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia
*Al-Mustakfi Billah (), ''desirous of being satisfied with God alone''
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Al-Mustakfi Billah (905–949), twenty-second Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
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Muhammad III al-Mustakfi Billah (976–1025), tenth Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba
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Al-Mustakfi Billah I (1285–1340), third Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
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Al-Mustakfi Billah II (1388–1451), twelfth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
*Al-Musta'li Billah (), ''exalted through God''
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Al-Musta'li Billah (1074–1101), ninth Fatimid Caliph
*Al-Mustamsik Billah (), ''one who restrains himself through God''
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Al-Mustamsik Billah (died 1521), sixteenth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
*Al-Mustanjid Billah (), ''one who implores for help through God''
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Yusuf al-Mustanjid Billah (1124–1170), thirty-second Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
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Yusuf al-Mustanjid Billah (died 1479), fourteenth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
*Al-Mustansir Billah (), ''one who asks for victory through God''
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Al-Hakam II al-Mustansir Billah (915–976), first Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba
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Al-Mustansir Billah
Abū Tamīm Maʿad al-Mustanṣir biʾllāh (; 2 July 1029 – 29 December 1094) was the eighth Fatimid Caliph from 1036 until 1094. He was one of the longest reigning Muslim rulers. His reign was the twilight of the Fatimid state. The st ...
(1029–1094), eighth Fatimid Caliph
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Abu Ja'far al-Mustansir Billah (1192–1242), thirty-sixth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
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Ahmad al-Mustansir Billah (died 1261), first Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
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Ali Shah al-Mustansir Billah (died 1480), thirty-second Nizari Isma'ili Imam
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Gharib Mirza al-Mustansir Billah (died 1498), thirty-fourth Nizari Isma'ili Imam
*Al-Mustarshid Billah (), ''one who seeks direction through God''
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Al-Mustarshid Billah (1092–1135), twenty-ninth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
*Al-Musta'sim Billah (), ''he who holds fast through God''
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Abd Allah al-Musta'sim Billah (1213–1258), last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
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Zakariya al-Musta'sim Billah (died 1389), eighth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
*Al-Mustazhir Billah (), ''one who knows by heart through God''
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Abd al-Rahman V al-Mustazhir Billah (1001–1024), ninth Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba
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Al-Mustazhir Billah (1078–1118), twenty-eighth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
*Al-Mu'tadid Billah (), ''seeking support in God''
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Al-Mu'tadid Billah (853/4 or 860/1 – 902), sixteenth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
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Al-Mu'tadid Billah I (died 1362), sixth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
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Al-Mu'tadid Billah II (died 1441), eleventh Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
*Al-Mu'tasim Billah (), ''abstaining from sin through God''
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Al-Mu'tasim Billah (796–842), eighth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
**one of the names of
Abdullah al-Mutassim Billah Shah of Pahang (1874–1932), Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia
**one of the names of
Abdul Aziz al-Mutasim Billah Shah of Perak (1887–1948), Sultan of Perak, Malaysia
**one of the names of
Abdul Halim of Kedah
Al-Mu’tassimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (Jawi script, Jawi: ; 28 November 1927 – 11 September 2017) was the 28th Sultan of Kedah from 1958 until his death in 2017, and served twice a ...
(1927–2017), Sultan of Kedah, Malaysia
**Proper given name of
Mutassim Gaddafi
Mutassim Billah Gaddafi (, also transliterated as Al-Moa'tassem Bellah Al-Qaddafi or Al-Mutasim Billah al-Qadhafi; 18 December 1974 – 20 October 2011) was a Libyan military officer, and the National Security Advisor of Libya from 2008 until ...
, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
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Motasim Billah Mazhabi (born 1964), Afghan politician
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Qazi Mu'tasim Billah (1933–2013), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and teacher
*Al-Mu'tazz Billah (), ''he who is strengthened by God''
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Al-Mu'tazz Billah (847–869), thirteenth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
*Al-Muqtadir Billah (), ''mighty through God''
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Al-Muqtadir Billah (895–932), eighteenth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
*Al-Qadir Billah (), ''powerful through God''
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Al-Qadir Billah (947–1031), twenty-fifth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
*Al-Qahir Billah (), ''victorious through God''
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Al-Qahir Billah
Abū al-Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Al-Mu'tadid, Aḥmad ibn Al-Muwaffaq, Ṭalḥa ibn Al-Mutawakkil, Jaʿfar ibn al-Mu'tasim, Muḥammad ibn Harun al-Rashid, Hārūn al-Qāhir bi'Llāh (), usually known simply by his laqab, regnal title al-Qahir ...
(899–950), nineteenth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
*Al-Radi Billah (), ''content with God''
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Al-Radi Billah (909–940), twentieth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
*Al-Rashid Billah (), ''rightly guided through God''
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Al-Rashid Billah
Abu Ja'far al-Mansur ibn al-Faḍl al-Mustarshid bi'llah (; 1109 – 6 June 1138) usually known by his regnal name Al-Rashid bi'llah () was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1135 to 1136. He succeeded his father al-Mustarshid in the year 1135. ...
(1109–1138), thirtieth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
*Al-Wathiq Billah (), ''he who holds trust through God''
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Al-Wathiq Billah (812–847), ninth Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
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Al-Wathiq Billah I (died 1341), fourth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
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Al-Wathiq Billah II (died 1386), ninth Abbasid Caliph of Cairo
**one of the names of
Taimur bin Feisal
Sultan Taimur bin Faisal bin Turki Al Said (; 1886 – 28 January 1965) was the Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 5 October 1913 to 10 February 1932.
Early life
Taimur was born in 1886 to Sultan Faisal bin Turki Al Said and his first wife, Sayyi ...
(1886–1965), Sultan of Oman
**one of the names of
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah (; born 22 January 1962) is the Sultan of Terengganu, reigning since 1998. He previously reigned as the King of Malaysia, from 2006 to 2011 ...
(born 1962), Sultan of Terengganu, Malaysia
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