By Mawlana Nabeel Valli Edited by IlmGate The Meaning of the Takbīrāt of Tashrīq Takbīr means “to proclaim the greatness of Allāh.” [1] Tashrīq literally means “to cut and dry strips of meat in the sun.”[2] It was the practice of the Arabs to preserve the Qurbānī meat by drying it in Minā in the days following Eid al-Adha.[3] In the usage of the Fuqahā, Tashrīq means “to raise the voice in proclaiming the greatness of Allāh.”[4] Words of the Takbīr The words of the Takbīr are: [5] اَللهُ أكْبَرُ اَللهُ أكْبَرُ، لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَاللهُ أكْبَرُ، اَللهُ أكْبَرُ…