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by the Grace of Allah

by the Grace of Allah

9.8
Words people say to show thanks when something happens because of Allah's kindness
  • idiom
translation icon : por la gracia de Alá
  • I succeeded in my exams by the Grace of Allah.

Examples

  • She recovered from her illness by the Grace of Allah.

  • We managed to complete the project, by the Grace of Allah.

  • The community survived the drought by the Grace of Allah.

  • We are here today by the Grace of Allah.

  • After months of struggle, I finally found a job by the Grace of Allah.

  • She was able to provide for her family by the Grace of Allah.

  • They achieved their goals by the Grace of Allah and hard work.

Synonyms

grace of God
vsby the Grace of Allah
34 6.8

Help from God that people do not earn

expresses gratitude by crediting success to divine mercy
alhamdulilah
vsby the Grace of Allah
9.9

A short phrase people say to thank God or show relief

names divine mercy as reason for success

Surface Forms

by the Grace of Allah main

Morphology

by + the + grace + of + Allah

The meaning 'through or thanks to Allah's mercy/favor' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'by' (through), 'grace' (compassionate forgiveness/unearned favor) and 'Allah' (God). This construction is a transparent, compositional religious formula found cross-linguistically (e.g. 'por la gracia de Dios'), so a B1 learner who knows the component words will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

By the Grace of Allah comes from the image of receiving a gift from Allah; Grace means a kind 'gift' or 'help' given without earning. So people say it to thank Allah or to say that something happened because of his help.