Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

The phrase written in Arabic

Recitation of إِنَّا ِلِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ in 2:156

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (Arabic: إِنَّا ِلِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ‎, ʾinnā li-llāhi wa-ʾinnā ʾilayhi rājiʿūn^a), also known as Istirja (Arabic: إِسْتِرْجَاع‎, ʾIstirjāʿ), is an Arabic phrase, mentioned in the second surah of the Quran, and meaning "Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we return." The phrase is recited by Muslims, during calamities that befalls themselves, their families or their money. These calamities include death and as such this phrase may be said when hearing that someone has died. Through calamity the muslims seek reward, and believe there is no way to attain it but through patience.

A similar phrase is used in the Tanakh (Genesis 3:19): עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃, Dust you are, and to dust you will return.

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