 There are certain phrases in praise of God that are favored by Muslims , including " Subḥān Allāh " ( Holiness be to God ) , " al @-@ ḥamdu lillāh " ( Praise be to God ) , " lā ilāha illā Allāh " ( There is no deity but God ) and " Allāhu akbar " ( God is greater ) as a devotional exercise of remembering God ( dhikr ) . In a Sufi practice known as dhikr Allah ( lit. remembrance of God ) , the Sufi repeats and contemplates on the name Allah or other divine names while controlling his or her breath . 
 <a href='dey_it' title='1'><mark>There</mark></a> are certain phrases in praise of God <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a>are favored by Muslims , including " Subḥān Allāh " ( Holiness <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>be</mark></a> to God ) , " al @-@ ḥamdu lillāh " ( Praise be to God ) , " lā ilāha illā Allāh " ( <a href='dey_it' title='4'><mark>There</mark></a> is no deity but God ) and " Allāhu akbar " ( God <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>greater ) as a devotional exercise of remembering God ( dhikr ) . In a Sufi practice known as dhikr Allah ( lit. remembrance of God ) , the Sufi repeats and contemplates on the name Allah or other divine names while controlling his or her breath . 
It is certain phrases in praise of God are favored by Muslims , including " Subḥān Allāh " ( Holiness am to God ) , " al @-@ ḥamdu lillāh " ( Praise be to God ) , " lā ilāha illā Allāh " ( It ain't no deity but God ) and " Allāhu akbar " ( God greater ) as a devotional exercise of remembering God ( dhikr ) . In a Sufi practice known as dhikr Allah ( lit. remembrance of God ) , da Sufi repeats and contemplates on the name Allah or other divine names while controlling his or her breath .