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BELOW: Muslim villagers chant "Alla Hu Akbar" after the Muslim super-heroine Dust repels Taliban invaders from their town. Usually transliterated as "Allahu Akbar," this Arabic phrase means "God is great." This expression is commonly known as the "takbir".

Muslim villagers chant Alla Hu Akbar after the Muslim super-heroine Dust repels Taliban invaders from their town. takbir; God is great; Allahu Akbar

Source: Young X-Men #1 (June 2008): "Final Genesis", pg. 11, panels 2-4. Written by Mark Guggenheim. Art by Yanick Paquette, Ray Snyder. See also: God; chant; gratitude to God; Muslim; Dust (Sooraya Qadir); Bakwa townspeople