كرم الله وجهه

Arabic

Etymology

Believed to originate from the fact that Ali is the only companion born before the onset of Muhammad's message to never prostrate before an idol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar.ra.ma‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu wad͡ʒ.hah/

Phrase

كَرَّمَ اللهُ وَجْهَه • (karrama llāhu wajhah)

1. (Sunni Islam) May God bestow honour upon his face (a eulogy used by Sunni Muslims exclusively for Ali)

See also

• صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ (ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhī wa-ʔālihī wa-sallama)
• سَلَامُ ٱللَّٰهِ عَلَيْهِ (salāmu llāhi ʕalayhi)
• عَلَيْهِ ٱلصَّلَاةُ وَٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi ṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu)
• عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu)
• رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ (raḍiya llāhu ʕanhu)