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basmalah  Term Image (بسملة) Script Image
(Language:  Arabic)
Alternate Spellings: basmala
Short Description: Formula of blessing, found at the beginning of all but one of the sūrahs of the Koran.
Long Description: traditional Muslim formula of blessing, found at the beginning of all but one of the sūrahs of the Koran, the full form being Bismi ’Llāhi ’r-Rahmāni ’r-Rahîm (Arabic: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم), “In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful”.
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Source(s): Prayer Fashions Man: Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life
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Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms