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 mentioned by a Muslim when seized by a calamity or in a situation beyond their control, usually when being oppressed or forcefully put through suffering. The English western equivalent expression is Oh my god or oh my (expletive) God! The word Ḥawqala is a portmanteau (or naḥt) of the words ḥawla and quwwata.[1]
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 Allah the Lofty, the Great".
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كتاب ادعية| لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله مكررة - صوت روعة la hawla wala quwwata | al hawqala
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Explication concernant Al Hawqala par Zayd Imamane
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- ^ Piamenta, Moshe (1979). Islam in Everyday Arabic Speech. BRILL. p. 155. ISBN 90-04-05967-9.
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