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The Meaning of بِـ in بِسْمِ اللهِ
بِسْمِ اللهِOpening phrase of the Qur'an
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With the name of Allah / By the name of Allah
Opening phrase of the Qur'an
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You learned that بِـ connects to the word after it and gives a meaning like with or by. In بِسْمِ اللهِ, it connects to اسم.
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بِـ+اِسْم=بِسْمِ
بِـ
meaning-connector
اسم
name
الله
Allah
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بِـ as a meaning-connector
بِـ
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بِـ connects to the word after it and gives meaning like with or by.
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Later, you will learn that بِـ is a ḥarf jarr and the noun after it is majrūr.
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ر ح م
Meaning field · Mercy
Seen in بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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