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Allahu Akbar (anthem)

Egyptian pro-military patriotic song

Summary

Egyptian pro-military patriotic song

Field	Value
title	الله أكبر
transcription	Allahu Akbar
english_title	God Is the Greatest
image	Libya_Anthem_sheet_music.jpg
caption	Sheet music
prefix	Former military anthem of the Egypt Egyptian Armed Forces
Former national
country	Libya
author	Mahmoud El-Sherif
lyrics_date	1955
composer	Abdalla Shams El-Din
music_date	1954
until	20 October 2011
predecessor	"Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (Egypt)
successor	"Libya, Libya, Libya" (Libya)
adopted	1 September 1969
sound	Allahu Akbar - Anthem of Gaddafi's Libya.ogg
sound_title	Allahu Akbar

Former national "Allahu Akbar" () is an Egyptian pro-military patriotic song composed by songwriter Abdalla Shams El-Din in 1954 and written by poet Mahmoud El-Sherif in 1955. It was first used by the Egyptian Armed Forces as a marching song during the Suez Crisis in 1956. The song was also used as the national anthem of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi from 1969 to 2011.

History

Egyptian origins

"Allahu Akbar" was originally an Egyptian military marching song which became popular in Egypt and Syria during the Suez Crisis. The lyrics were written by Mahmoud El-Sherif, and the music was composed by Abdalla Shams El-Din. The song continues to be popular among the Arab world.

Use in Libya

"Allahu Akbar" was adopted as the official national anthem of the Libyan Arab Republic on 1 September 1969, by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, showing his hopes of uniting the Arab world. "Allahu Akbar" replaced the previous national anthem "Libya, Libya, Libya", which had been used by the Kingdom of Libya since its independence in 1951.

When the Libyan Arab Republic became the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on 2 March 1977, "Allahu Akbar" remained the national anthem of Libya. However, when Libya and Egypt broke off diplomatic relations following the latter's 1979 peace treaty with Israel, the Egyptian origins of the national anthem were no longer mentioned by official government sources.

In 2011, the National Transitional Council again adopted "Libya, Libya, Libya" as the national anthem of Libya, following the civil war and killing of Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi loyalists continued to use the anthem.

Lyrics

Arabic	Transliteration	IPA transcription	English translation
اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر	Allāhu ʾakbar! Allāhu ʾakbar!	[ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ ʔæk.bɑr	ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ ʔæk.bɑr]	God is the greatest! God is the greatest!
اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر	Allāhu ʾakbar! Allāhu ʾakbar!	[ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ ʔæk.bɑr	ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ ʔæk.bɑr]	God is the greatest! God is the greatest!
اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر	Allāhu ʾakbar! Allāhu ʾakbar!	[ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ ʔæk.bɑr	ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ ʔæk.bɑr]	God is the greatest! God is the greatest!
اللهُ أَكْبَر	Allāhu ʾakbar!	[ɑlˁ.lˁɑː.hʊ ʔæk.bɑr]	God is the greatest!

References

"Allahu Akbar: The Call to Jihad, Religious War, and Acts of Terrorism".
"Libya 1969-2011". nationalanthems.info.

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