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Here is the breakdown of these three expressions. Level 1 "Praise be to Allah." الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ Alḥamdu lillāh Word by word: الْحَمْدُ (alḥamdu) → the praise لِلَّهِ (lillāh) → to Allah / for Allah الْحَمْدُ comes from the root ح م د meaning: to praise, to be worthy of gratitude. The لِ (li) here shows direction. The praise belongs to Him. Not just gratitude for a blessing. Acknowledgment that He is the One deserving it. Level 2 "We thank Allah for His many blessings." نَشْكُرُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نِعَمِهِ الْكَثِيرَةِ Nashkuru Allāha ʿalā niʿamihi al-kathīrah Word by word: نَشْكُرُ (nashkuru) → we thank اللَّهَ (Allāha) → Allah عَلَىٰ (ʿalā) → for / upon نِعَمِهِ (niʿamihi) → His blessings الْكَثِيرَةِ (al-kathīrah) → the many / the abundant نِعَمِ is the plural of نِعْمَة, meaning blessing or favor. الْكَثِيرَةِ ends in kasrah because it describes a feminine plural noun. This is a living sentence. Not just a phrase to memorize. A habit to make daily. Level 3 "If you were to try to count the favors of Allah, you would not be able to." وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا Wa in taʿuddū niʿmata Allāhi lā tuḥṣūhā Word by word: وَ (wa) → and إِن (in) → if تَعُدُّوا (taʿuddū) → you count / you try to count نِعْمَةَ (niʿmata) → the favor / the blessing اللَّهِ (Allāhi) → of Allah لَا (lā) → not تُحْصُوهَا (tuḥṣūhā) → you can enumerate them / count them fully تُحْصُوهَا comes from the root ح ص ي meaning: to enumerate, to tally, to encompass in count. The pronoun هَا (hā) at the end refers back to نِعْمَة. Allah is telling you: even if you tried, you could not capture them all. That is how vast His mercy is. Check the profile/bio to know more about the 70 lessons Arabic program with one-on-one teacher accountability to make sure you stick with it :)
