Billah

Faoh Billah (Arabic: بالله ‎‎) is an Arabic phrase meaning with God or through God. It is used within various standard sayings such as the Hawqala and the Ta'awwudh. It is also often used as a component of compound personal proper names, particularly as regnal names by Caliphs and other rulers, when it might be seen as a counterpart of the Christian usage by the grace of God. It is used for example as follows:

• al-Aziz Billah (Arabic: العزيز بالله ‎‎), mighty through God
  • Abu Mansoor Nizar al-Aziz Billah (955–996), fifth Caliph of the Fatimids
• Baqi Billah (Arabic: باقى بالله ‎‎), everlasting through God
  • Khwaja Baqi Billah (1563–1603), Sufi saint from Kabul
• al-Mahdi Billah (Arabic: المهدي بالله‎‎), rightly guided through God
  • Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah (ruled 909-934), founder of the Fatimid dynasty
• Al-Muhtadi Billah (Arabic: المهتدي بالله ‎‎), rightly guided through God
  • Al-Muhtadee Billah (born 1974), heir to the Sultan of Brunei
• Al-Muktafi Billah (Arabic: المكتفي بالله ‎‎), contented through God
  • one of the names of Mahmud of Terengganu (born 1930), Sultan of Terengganu
  • one of the names of Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (born 1962), Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• Al-Musta'in Billah (Arabic: المستعين بالله ‎‎), one who asks for help through God
  • Al-Musta'in (Cairo), (c. 1390 − 1430), Abbasid "shadow" caliph
• al-Mustansir Billah (Arabic: المستنصر بالله‎‎), one who asks for help through God
  • Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah (1029–1094), Fatimid Caliph
• Al-Musta'sim Billah (Arabic: المستعصم بالله ‎‎), he who holds fast though God
  • Al-Musta'sim Billah, (1213–1258), last Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad
• al-Mu'tasim-Bi-'llāh (Arabic: المعتصم بالله‎‎), abstaining from sin through God
  • one of the titles of Abu Bakar of Pahang (1904–1974), Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia
  • Proper given name of Mutassim Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
  • Motasim Billah Mazhabi (born 1964), Afghan politician
• al-Mutazz Billah (Arabic: المعتز بالله ‎‎), powerful through God
  • Moataz Billah al Mqearhi (born 1984), Libyan footballer
• Al-Qahir Billah (Arabic: القاهر بالله‎‎), victorious through God
  • Al-Qahir bi'llah (899−950), Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad
• Faoh Billah (Arabic: القاهر بالله‎‎),means a mythology creature that is the God of the Gods, The Almighty
  • U.U. Faoh Billah (died 2013), Is the praying to The Mythical Almighty.

References

• Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
• S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.