Hawqala

Arabic calligraphy of the 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 used by Muslims when seized by a calamity or in a situation beyond their control, usually when being oppressed or forcefully put through suffering. An equivalent English expression would be "oh my God". The word Ḥawqala is a portmanteau (or naḥt) of the words ḥawla and quwwata.

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 "There is no power nor strength except by God (Allah) help and assistance".

See also

• Basmala
• Tasbih
• Dhikr

External links

• Virtues of Hawqala