Bismillah ir rahman ir rahim in arabic calligraphy. The three definite nouns of the basmala allah ar rahman and ar rahim correspond to the first three of the traditional 99 names of god in islam. بسم الله in the name of god is the name of the islamic phrase b ismi llāhi r raḥmāni r raḥīmi ب س م الله الر ح م ن الر ح ي م in the name of god the most gracious the most merciful. In the name of god the merciful the compassionate. بسملة basmala also known by its incipit bismillah arabic. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم bismi ʾllāhi ʾr raḥmāni ʾr raḥīmi im namen des barmherzigen und gnädigen gottes. Both ar rahman and ar rahim are from the same triliteral root r ḥ m to feel sympathy or pity. Die basmala arabisch بسملة dmg basmala ist eine arabische anrufungsformel die mit einer ausnahme am anfang jeder sure des korans steht und bis heute eine äußerst wichtige rolle im gottesdienst und alltag der muslime spielt. Bismillah ar rahman ar rahim la ilaha ill allah muhammadun rasool allah we live in submission but there is no guarantee we will die in submission said before shahada example 3. In the indian subcontinent a bismillah ceremony is held for a child s initiation into islam.