Chapter: The Meaning of âIn the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Mercifulâ ٠اÙÙÙØ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا سعد ب٠عبد اÙÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø£Ø٠ب٠ÙØÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¬Ø¯Ù Ø§ÙØØ³Ù Ø¨Ù Ø±Ø§Ø´Ø¯Ø Ø¹Ù Ø¹Ø¨Ø¯ اÙÙ٠ب٠سÙاÙØ ÙاÙ: سأÙت أبا عبد اÙÙ٠عÙÙ٠اÙسÙØ§Ù Ø ÙÙاÙ: اÙباء بÙاء اÙÙÙØ ÙاÙسÙ٠سÙاء اÙÙÙ ÙاÙ٠جد اÙÙÙ. ÙرÙ٠بعضÙÙ Ù٠اÙÙÙØ ÙاÙÙ٠إÙÙ ÙÙ Ø´Ø¦Ø Ø§ÙرØÙ 2.
My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of al-Qasim ibn Yahya, on the authority of his grandfather al-Hasan ibn Rashid, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Sinan that I asked Abut `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the meaning of Bismillah al-Rahman alRahim; hence, he (AS) responded, The Ba * is the brilliance {baha] of Allah. The sin * is the splendor [sama] of Allah.
The mim * is the magnificence [majd] of Allah, and some have related that it is the Kingdom [mulk] of Allah. Allah is the God of Everything. AlRahman is the Beneficent to all His creation, an al-Rahim is the One who is Merciful to the Believes specifically.