Bismillah
In the name of Allah! Used in belief of blessing the speaker's imminent action,…In the name of Allah! Used in belief of blessing the speaker's imminent action, especially prior to eating and drinking; sometimes used as an apotropaic.
Meaning
2 sensesIn the name of Allah! Used in belief of blessing the speaker's imminent action, especially prior to eating and drinking; sometimes used as an apotropaic.
The basmala; the phrase Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim (“in the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate”).
Origin
From Arabic بِاسْمِ اللّٰه (bismi llāh, “in the name of God”)From Arabic بِاسْمِ اللّٰه (bismi llāh, “in the name of God”)
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