[3] Mu’awwadhatayn...

[3] Mu’awwadhatayn: The two last surah in the Holy Qur’an are collectively called ‘Mu’awwadhatayn’ (Sura-e-Falaq and Sura-e-Naas). These both start with isthegaatha : Qul ‘a`udhu bi-Rabbill. Characteristics of ‘بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم’ (Bismillah): Three Ahadith are presented here and additional Ahadith will be presented in the tafseer of Chapter One, Insha Allah -azwj .

They are deliberating to the most magnificent Verse in the Book of Allah -azwj , and they are claiming that it is an innovation when they are manifesting it, and it is بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم [1:1] ’’. [4] وقال الحسن ـ بن علي ـ (عليه السلام): قال أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام): وإن ” بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ” آية من فاتحة الكتاب، وهي سبع آيات تمامها بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم.

ـ قال ـ: سمعت رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) يقول: إن الله عزوجل قال لي: يا محمد ” ولقد اتيناك سبعا من المثانى والقرآن العظيم ” فأفرد الامتنان ـ علي ـ بفاتحة الكتاب، وجعلها بازاء القرآن العظيم وأن فاتحة الكتاب أشرف ما في كنوز العرش. And Al-Hassan -asws Bin Ali -asws said that Amir-Al-Momineen -asws said: ‘The Verse بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم [1:1] is one of the Verses of the ‘Opening of the Book’ which consists of seven Verses, including this one.

I have heard Rasool-Allah -saww say: ‘Allah -azwj Said to me, ‘O Muhammad -saww [15:87] And We have Given you seven of the oft-repeated (verses) and the Magnificent Quran .

Allah -azwj Referred to it separately in the Opening of the Book and Made it special to the Magnificent Quran and this Opening of the Book is from the treasures of the Throne.’ وأن الله تعالى خص بها محمدا (صلى الله عليه وآله) وشرفه ـ بها ـ ولم يشرك معه فيها أحدا من أنبيائه ما خلا سليمان (عليه السلام) فانه أعطاه منها ” بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ” ألا ترى أنه يحكي عن بلقيس حين قالت: ” انى القى إلى كتاب كريم انه من سليمان وانه بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ” Allah -azwj Bestowed a special Favour on Muhammad -saww with it and did not let anyone else from the Prophets have a share in it except for Prophet Suleyman -as as He -azwj Gave him -as بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم [1:1] from this.

Do you not see when he -as wrote to Bilquis and she said, [27:29] She said: O you Chiefs!