The Holy Quran 17:110 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ أَوِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ ۖ أَيًّا مَّا تَدْعُوا۟ فَلَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَٱبْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا

Translation

Say, "Call Allaah or call Ar Rahmaan. By whichever name (from his 99 names) you call to Him, (it makes no difference because) to Him belongs the most beautiful names. Do not recite (the Qur'aan) loudly in your salaah (not to disturb others and not to cause the Mushrikeen to mock you), nor softly (so that your followers may hear and learn), but seek a path in between these (two extremes)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The name “Allah” and the name “Rahman”: in keeping with prostration, humility and the like, du'a (supplication, calling upon Allah) is mentioned here, and in keeping with supplication, salah is mentioned in the next verse. The fact is that, of the names of Almighty Allah, the name “Allah” was in more frequent use among the Arab mushrikun (idolaters)

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