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"Bismillah" is the key to the Holy Quran and to all permissable actions.
Any good deed that is commenced with the Bismillah is
worthy of great reward. If any good action is not commenced with Bismillah, then
that action remains incomplete. To recite it
before any bad deed is forbidden. If one eats or drinks without reciting the
Bismillah, the Shaitaan joins in the meal. When
slaughtering an animal, one must say the words: "Bismillah Allahu Akbar."
It is one complete Ayah of the Holy Quran. But it is not the part of any
Surah. With the exception of Surah Tauba, every other
Surah commences with the Bismillah. When performing Taraweeh, it is necessary
for the Hafiz to recite Bismillah aloud at least
once. In Surah Naml, the Bismillah which appears is part of the Ayah. The
excellence of the Bismillah being explained here
refers to the Bismillah written before each Surah in the Quran except for Surah
Tauba.
The Ulema have stated that there are 3 000 known Names of Allah. One thousand
are known only to Angels, 1 000 to
Ambiya, 300 names are in the Taurah, 300 in the Injeel, 300 in the Zaboor and 99
in the Holy Quran. In total there are 2 999
in number. One Name is only known to Allah which He informed Rasoolullah (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam). In the Bismillah,
the Names "Allah," "Rahmaan" and "Raheem" are the basis of all the 3 000 Names.
This, he who recites the Bismillah gets the
blessings of reciting the 3 000 Names. It is in "Tafseer-e-Kabeer" that there
are 19 alphabets in the Bismillah and the Angels of
punishment in Jahannam are 19 in number. The hope is that through each Harf,
each Angel of Azaab shall be passed.
When the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) went for Me'raj, he saw four
rivers in Jannat - one of water, one of milk,
one of wine (drink of Jannah) and one of honey. He questioned Hazrat Jibra'il
(alaihis salaam) concerning these rivers, and he
replied, "Pray and request to Allah so that He may inform you." On the Du'a of
Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam), an Angel appeared. It made Salaam and said, "Ya Rasoolullah (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam)! Close your
eyes." When he opened his eyes, he was besides a building. The door of this
building was made of gold and there was a lock
on it and from under this building flowed rivers. When the Prophet (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam) decided to leave, the Angel
requested him to enter the building. The Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
said that there was a lock on the door. The
Angels said that the keys were present.
They then entered the building and saw that there were four pillars and on
each pillar was written "Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir
Raheem." He saw that a river of water flowed from the "Meem" of Bismillah, a
river of milk flowed from the "Haa" of Allah, the
river of wine flowed from the "Meem" of Rahmaan and a river of honey flowed from
the "Meem" of Raheem. At that instance,
Almighty Allah said, "O Beloved! Any Believer of your Ummah who recites the
Bismillah will be worthy of these four
rivers."
It is in "Tafseer Azeezi" that if one is faced with a calamity, he should
read the Bismillah 12 000 times in this manner that he
should read it 1 000 times then read two Rakaah Nafil Salaah. He should continue
this procedure till he reaches 12 thousand.
All in all, he will read 24 Rakaahs of Nafil Salaah. After completion, he should
ask for his problems to be solved, and
Insha-Allah, his Du'as will be accepted.
If a friend becomes an enemy, read Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem 786 times
and blow on his food. Insha-Allah, he will
become a friend again. Bismillah also has numerous other benefits.
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