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Bismillah Qur’an 1:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.

Surah: Al-Fatihah (1)
Verse: 1 of 7
Revealed: Makki
Juz: 1
Mushaf page: 1

Word by word

Arabic	Transliteration	Meaning
بِسْمِ	bis'mi	In (the) name
ٱللَّهِ	l-lahi	(of) Allah
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ	l-raḥmāni	the Most Gracious
ٱلرَّحِيمِ	l-raḥīmi	the Most Merciful

In context

The verses around 1:1 in Al-Fatihah.

1:2ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
1:3ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِThe Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

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