The Holy Quran 1:1 — Surah Al-Fatihah

Arabic text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Translation

In the name of Allaah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The words “ar-Rahman” and “ar-Rahim” are both intensive forms (sighat al-mubalaghah, forms expressing intensity), and the intensity in “ar-Rahman” is greater than in “ar-Rahim”. All of this has been taken into account in the translation.

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