Surah Al-Fatihah — Verse 3

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ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Arrahmani arraheem

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy,

Marmaduke Pickthall

The Beneficent, the Merciful.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Most Gracious, Most Merciful;

Mufti Taqi Usmani

the All-Merciful, the Very Merciful.

Al-Hilali & Khan

The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

The Merciful, the Compassionate

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

The Most Gracious, the Dispenser of Grace,

Rowwad · source edition

the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful[4],

Notes

[4] Ar-Rahmān and Ar-Raheem are two names of Allah: Rahmān is used only to describe Allah, while raheem might be used to describe a human as well. Rahmān carries a wider meaning - merciful to all creation. Justice is a part of this mercy. Raheem includes the concept of specialty - especially merciful to the believers. Forgiveness is a part of this mercy. In addition, Rahmān is adjectival, referring to an attribute of Allah and is part of His essence. Raheem is verbal, indicating what He does: i.e., bestowing and implementing mercy.