Basmala

The Basmala (Arabic: بسملة‎‎ basmala), also known by its incipit Bismillah (Arabic: بسم الله‎‎, "In the name of God") is the name of the Islamic phrase b-ismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful".

This is the phrase recited before each sura (chapter) of the Qur'an – except for the ninth. It is used by Muslims in various contexts (for instance, during daily prayer) and is used in over half of the constitutions of countries where Islam is the official religion or more than half of the population follows Islam, usually the first phrase in the preamble, including those of Afghanistan,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Brunei,Egypt,Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Libya,Maldives,Pakistan,Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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