Thank God! or Praise and thanks be to Allah![1]
- ↑ The phrase, ‘Alhamdulillah is an all inclusive phrase, it is not merely a declaration of thanks--- since thanking does not require nor imply praise---rather it contains a greater meaning. Ibrahim alayhi as-salaam thanked his father because Allah commanded him to do so, but he did not praise him. Allah is worthy of being praised and thanked at the same time. Therefore, in the phrase, ‘Alhamdulillah,’ praise and thanks are combined. Hence, an accurate translation of that part of the ayah would be, “All praise and thanks be to Allah.” [1]