1 The Virtues of the Surahs that begin with Ha Mim

Huwa), (La ilaha illa لَا إِلَهَ‏ إِل َّا هُوَ‏means, there is none comparable or equal to Him.فَادْعُوهُ‏ مُخْلِصِينَ‏ لَهُ‏ الد ِّی ‏َنso invoke Him making the religion for Him Alone.means, affirm His Oneness by testifying thatthere is no God but He.Imam Ahmad recorded that after ending every prayer,Abdullah bin Az-Zubayr used to say:لَا إِلهَ‏ إِل َّا االلهُ‏ وَحْدَهُ‏ لَا شَرِیكَ‏ لَهُ،لَهُ‏ الْمُلْكُ‏ وَلَهُ‏ الْحَمْدُ،‏ وَهُوَ‏ عَلَىآُل ِّ شَيْءٍ‏ قَدِیرٌ،‏...لَا حَوْلَ‏ وَلَا قُو َّةَ‏ إِل َّا بِااللهِ،‏لَا إِلهَ‏ إِل َّا االلهُ،‏ وَلَا نَعْبُدُ‏ إِل َّا إِی َّاهُ،‏لَهُ‏ الن ِّعْمَةُ‏ وَلَهُ‏ الْفَضْلُ‏ وَلَهُ‏ الث َّنَاءُ‏ الْحَسَنُ،‏لَا إِلهَ‏ إِل َّا االلهُ‏ مُخْلِصِينَ‏ لَهُ‏ الد ِّینَ‏ وَلَوْ‏ آَرِهَ‏ الْكَافِرُونThere is no (true) God except Allah Alone with nopartner or associate, to Him belongs the dominionand praise, for He is able to do all things;there is no strength and no power except withAllah;there is no (true) God except Allah and weworship none but Him;to Him belong blessings and virtue and goodlypraise;there is no (true) God except Allah, we worshipHim in all sincerity even though the disbelieversmay hate that.He said,"The Messenger of Allah used to say the Tahlil inthis fashion after every prayer.''...80