We always say BismillahirRahmanirRahim before we start activity.
Do you know Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) and Ar-Raheem (الرحيم) both come from the same root letter ra – ha – meem (ر – ح – م), both contains the meaning of mercy, compassion, grace, gentle, love. But what’s the difference between Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) and Ar-Raheem (الرحيم) and what’s the significance?
One day Ibn ‘Abbas r.a. was asked what’s the difference between Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) and Ar-Raheem (الرحيم)?
Concisely, Ibn ‘Abbas replied Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) is for this world and Ar-Raheem (الرحيم) is for the hereafter.
How so? We would ask.
The difference is that the word Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) is using the core pattern of Isim Mubalaghah فَعْلَان ( traditionally and commonly known as seeghah mubhalaghah) which gives the meaning of extremely.
While Ar-Raheem (الرحيم) is using the core pattern of Isim Sifah فَعِيْل (traditionally and commonly known as sifah musyabbahah) which gives the meaning of everlastingly.
That which is extreme is not necessarily everlasting.
Like when we are hungry (جَوْعَان) we are extremely hungry. But the moment we get food the feeling of hunger disappears.
While Allah s.w.t. is extremely gracious and merciful to very single creation and creatures in this universe, including those who refuse to believe in Him.
Only those who truly believe in Him will get His eternal mercy, compassion, grace, gentleness and love in hereafter.
That which is extreme is not necessarily everlasting.
So the significance of BismillahirRahmanirRahim is that when we read it we are combining both extreme mercy and everlasting mercy in one sentence. When we read it we are praying that Allah s.w.t. bless us with His extreme mercy as well as everlasting mercy in the activity that we do.
That which is extreme is not necessarily everlasting. But in bismillahirRahmanirRahim we pray and hope that Allah mercy, compassion, grace, gentleness and love is both extreme and everlasting for us all.
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We chose Al-Quran to be our Life Coach for many reasons…
The first and foremost reason is that because it teaches us the most important thing in life; LOVE.
Why do I say that? Well simply because, as Muslims we were taught that Allah s.w.t. has many names, up to 99, and some Muslim scholars say its not limited to 99. Well whatever it is, of all the names of His, he chose Ar-Rahman (Most Gracious ) and Ar-Rahim (Most Merciful) to begin Surah Al-Fatihah (The Opening) The First Chapter of the Holy Quran.
In fact almost all of the 114 chapters begin with BismillahirRahmanirRahim (In the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful). All except the 9th chapter, Surah At-Taubah (Repentence) – go and check!- it does not begin with BismillahirRahmanirRahim.
But even so, Allah refuse to leave the Quran which has 114 chapters/letters with only 113 BismillahirRahmanirRahim. If you take a look at the middle of Surah an-Naml,although the 27th surah begins with BismillahirRahmanirRahim, at verse 30 you will find another BismillahirRahmanirRahim. The verse was telling the story of Queen Balqis who recieved a letter from Prophet Sulaiman.
In total there are 114 BismillahirRahmanirRahim, 113 in the beginning of each chapters and 1 in the middle of Surah an-Naml.
When a person is in LOVE he will frequently ends his messages or letters with I LOVE YOU. Today nobody uses the word Grace or Mercy in daily conversation, LOVE on the contrary is largely used and carries almost similar meaning as Grace and Mercy.
BISMILLAHIRRAHMANIRRAHIM, is Allah’s way of saying I love you to us, but instead of saying it at the end HE chose to put it at the BEGINNING, and that’s why Quran is OUR LIFE COACH because the first thing HE taught us with the BOOK is LOVE! Only He who teaches with LOVE truly guides US Al-Quran is Our Life Coach!
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This article was published during the month of Ramadan 1432H
