It was a custom in the Age of Ignorance ( Jahiliyyah) before the advent of Islam that people began everything they did with the names of their idols or gods. According to the great Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah), it is not an integral part of any Surah except al-Naml, rather it is in itself an independent verse of the Holy Qur’an which has been revealed for being placed at the beginning of every Surah in order to separate and distinguish one Surah from another. But there is a difference of opinion among the Mujtahids (the authentic scholars who are entitled to express an opinion in such matters) as to whether this verse is an integral part of the Surah al-Fatihah or of all the Surahs or not. (I begin) with the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very- Merciful.īismillah is a verse of the Holy Qur’an There is consensus of all the Muslims on the fact that Bismillah al-Rahman al-Raheem is a verse of the Holy Qur’an, being a part of the Surah al-Naml (The Ant) and there is also an agreement on that this verse is written at the head of every Surah except the Surah al-Taubah.
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