Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent)
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ﴿١﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
The Most Merciful
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Which was revealed in MakkahImam Ahmad recorded that Zirr said that a man said to Ibn Mas`ud: "How is this recited: "Ma'in Ghayri Yasin or Asin" He asked him, "Are you that proficient in reciting the whole Qur'an" He replied, "I recite the Mufassal section in one Rak`ah." So he said, "Woe to you! Do you recite the Qur'an in haste, as if it is poetry I know that the Prophet used to recite two Surahs from the beginning of the Mufassal section (in one Rak`ah).
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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