Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un



Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (إِنَّا ِلِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ, ʾinnā li-llāhi wa-ʾinnā ʾilayhi rājiʿūn), also known as Istirja (إِسْتِرْجَاع, ʾIstirjāʿ), is an Arabic phrase, mentioned in the second surah of the Quran, and meaning "Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we return." The phrase is recited by Muslims, during calamities such as those that befalls him in his own self, his family or his money. From amongst these calamities is death and as such this phrase may be said when hearing that someone has passed away. Through calamity the muslims seek reward, and there is no way to attain it but through patience.

A similar phrase is used in the Tanakh (Genesis 3:19): עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃, Dust you are, and to dust you will return.