First, one will be able to restrain oneself from many misdeed, since the habit of pronouncing the name of God is bound to make one wonder when about to commit some offence how such an act can be reconciled with the saying of God’s holy name. This principle, if consciously and earnestly followed, will necessarily yield three beneficial results. One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God. The Basmala, also known by its incipit Bismillāh, is the Islamic phrase bi-smi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ “In the name of Allah/God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful”.
* (1:1) In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. (7) the path of those You have blessed not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray. (5) You Alone we worship, and you Alone we ask for help. (3) the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. (2) All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
(1) In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.* Surah Al-Fatiha in Arabic from my new copy of The Holy Quran.
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