Surah Al-Fatiha 1:3 — translation and meaning

الفاتحة · Verse 3 / 7 · Page 1

الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Word by Word

الرَّحْمَنِ
al-rahmani
The Most Gracious
الرَّحِيمِ
al-rahimi
the Most Merciful

Transliteration

Ar-Rahmaanir-Raheem

Translation

The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Two names of Allah, Ar-Raḥmān and Ar-Raḥīm, derived from the word raḥmah, or mercy: indicating His mercy for creation, with the believers being the greatest recipients of it.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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