pronunciation of bismillāh al-raḥmān al-raḥīm (التَّسْمِيَّة)
علوم القرآن أصول الفقه التربية والسلوك
التعريف :
To utter the words bismillāh al-raḥmān al-raḥīm, i.e. In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever-Merciful, as one starts to eat, performs the wudu, and other important actions.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
To say: Bism-il-lāh-ir-Rahmān-ir-Raheem (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful).
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Tasmiyah": to mention the name or position of something. Other meanings: to define, specify. It is derived from "sumuww", which means highness or elevation; or from "simah", which means mark.