Religious formulas

The Shahada ( ; , 'the testimony'), also transliterated as Shahadah, is an Islamic oath and creed, and one of the Five Pillars of Islam and part of the adhan. It reads: "I bear witness that there is no god but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God." The Shahada declares belief in the oneness () of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God's messenger. Some Shia Muslims also include a statement of belief in the of Ali, but they do not consider it as an obligatory part for converting to Islam.

A mantra ( ; Pali: mantra) or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indo-Iranian language like Sanskrit or Avestan) believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers. Some mantras have a syntactic structure and a literal meaning, while others do not.

The ( , ) is the name for the Arabic phrase '''' ( , ).

thumb|Indian Jews praying "Shema Yisrael", illustration on a book cover

thumb| XI ("orbis factor")—a fairly ornamented setting of the '' in Gregorian chant—from the [[Liber Usualis'']]

Catholic motto in Latin: God wills it

short prayer, popular in Eastern Christianity: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."

thumb|Trinity (Andrei Rublev)|Old Testament Trinity [[icon by Andrei Rublev, (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow)]] The Trisagion (; 'Thrice Holy'), sometimes called by its incipit Agios O Theos, is a standard hymn of ancient origin of the Divine Liturgy in most of the Eastern Orthodox, Western Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.

thumb|Calligraphic Arabic text of the "Salawat": , meaning "Blessings and peace be upon Muhammad and his family", in the handwriting of Shamsuddin Asaf Jahi thumb|Arabic text of another shape of "Salawat": , meaning "May God send his mercy and blessings upon him" Salawat (; ) or Durud (, ) is an Islamic complimentary Arabic phrase which contains veneration for Muhammad. This phrase is usually expressed by Muslims as part of their five daily prayers (usually during the ) and also when Muhammad's name is mentioned. is a plural form of () and from the triliteral root of ṣ-l-w (the letters , ) whi

in Christianity, the phrase “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”, from Mt 28:19, referring to the three persons of the Trinity

In Judaism, a berakhah, bracha, ''''', ''' (; pl. , berakhot, ''; "benediction," "blessing") is a formula of blessing or thanksgiving, recited in public or private, usually before the performance of a commandment, or the enjoyment of food or fragrance, and in praise on various occasions.

Dedicatory formula on funerary objects

thumb|200px|Arabic calligraphy of the Hawqala The Ḥawla () or the LaHawla () is an Arabic term referring to the Arabic statement (''''), which is usually translated as "There is no power nor strength except by God."

alt=Arabic script inscribed on a metal plate|thumb|250px|right|The calligraphy of the Greatest Name on a metal plate at the top of the interior of the Baháʼí House of Worship in [[Wilmette, Illinois.]]

("with the help of Heaven") Aramaic-language expression used by Orthodox Jews; lacks the Hebrew letter He used to imply the name of God, and thus not subject to religious restrictions on the divine name

creed or statement of faith popular in Christianity