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Basmalah (ุงูุจุณู ูุฉ) is the Islamic phrase “Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim” (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful), recited at the beginning of various activities.
Arabic Workout 01
This month in Arabic workout: the imperative of ุฑูุฃูู, how to write the number 9,441,861 in Arabic, and the Egyptian-Arabic phrase "bala neela".
What is the connection between Immanuel Kant and the Basmala?
The German philosopher Immanuel Kant is one of the most important representatives of the Enlightenment. To date, it is unclear why the "Basmala" was written on the invitation to the ceremonial awarding of his doctorate. Let's see what happened.
How to use Unicode for special Arabic characters
An Arabic keyboard aids in writing Arabic, but lacks special characters like dagger aleph. Unicode allows users to include these characters in documents.
How a wrong case marker in Sura 9:3 can lead to blasphemy
The correct vowel endings ุถู
ุฉ, ูุณุฑุฉ, ูุชุญุฉ in Arabic can be a headache. If you are careless, you could turn verse 9:3 of the Qur'an into blasphemy (kufr).
How to write Allah in Arabic correctly
The word Allah is often written like calligraphy - with the Aleph dagger. There are several ways to do this in Microsoft Word or LibreOffice.
How do you pronounce Allah correctly?
The word Allah (ุงููู) is a special word in many ways. Especially the pronunciation can be tricky if you don't know the rules. Here is how to pronounce Allah correctly.
An analysis of the verb ุชูููุชูููุฑู in Hans Wehr: ‘to behave like Adolf Hitler’
Have you ever looked up the Arabic root ู-ุช-ู-ุฑ in Hans Wehr's dictionary? You will be surprised: It means "to behave like Adolf Hitler".
Exploring the longest word in the Qurโan
The longest "word" in the Qur'an is "faโasqaynฤkumลซhu" ููุฃูุณูููููููุงููู
ูููู and means: so we gave it to you to drink. It looks like a word, but it is actually a sentence.
Key differences between Al-Rahmฤn and Al-Rahฤซm
Muslims say, "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," the Basmalah. The attributes al-Rahmฤn and al-Rahฤซm are used synonymously, but there is a subtle difference.
