BISMILLAHIREHMANIRAHIM This is one of most frequently abused Arabic phrase used in our daily lives by almost all

the muslims throughout the world. I used the word 'abused' because unfortunately this
word is used as a ritual before undertaking any new task just as "la ilaha ilalah" used for
baptizing a new born child into the "muslim" fold. No doubt BismilahiRehmaniRahim
contains a magical formula for the one who understands its true spirit and implements it
in their daily routine work. If the essence of this phrase is understood and followed
religiously, it can add wonders to our work and there will be no failure, but only success.
Bi ism Allah ir Rehman ir Rahim is not simply for uttering purpose, but it teaches us to
understand or get familiarized or identify (ism) the System (Allah) the most important
term of the Quran. For those who understand the System (Allah), it is Beneficent and
Merciful for them, otherwise it is superfluous.
Suppose you eat cyanide simply by uttering Bismi allah ir Rehman ir Rahim without
identifying its characteristics; the System (Allah) will not be Rehman and Rahim. On the
contrary it will be dangerous (Qahar). Similarly without knowing how to drive a car, one
attempts to drive by just uttering the phrase Bismi allahir Rehman nir Rahim will it be
Beneficent and Merciful ? Again the answer is NO. The entire message of Harmony and
Peace (Islam) revolves around the term Allah (System) and if we don't understand the
essence of the System (Allah) we shall not understand anything. We won't be obeying
or respecting anything and we will not be able to learn anything. In short we will not
progress or succeed unless we understand or identify the all important term Allah
(System).
ALLAH - The System.

ALLAH IS ALSO ONE OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF RABB

And Insha Allah means - If the System deems or desires fit. So whenever anything is
done with the understanding of the System (Allah) the chances of failure are zero.
Understanding Allah is more important, than merely uttering or murmuring the term
Allah and its attributes. Without understanding Allah, the pronouncement of the term will
just give you a false sense of contentment and nothing else. The expression Allah and
Rabb are the essence of "Quran" and our success and failure wholly depends upon

identifying or recognizing these expressions. We cannot achieve true state of Islam

(Peace) by just murmuring or counting certain formulas but understanding its true sense
and implementing it in our daily life.

BISMILLAHIREHMANIRAHIM
Lets decode this most important Arabic phrase which can change our lives and prevent
us from taking wrong decisions.
Bi is the word at the beginning of this phrase which means WITH and the opposite of
WITH is WITHOUT. The word BI cannot be separated from ISM because it should go
along with the identification of the System. Most of the translators translate this word
ISM as NAME and Bi as IN, but this is wrong and does not make any sense. Name and
personalities does not matter in the philosophy of the honorable author. Going after
names and revering personalities is the main cause of our downfall. The honorable
authors main concern was to liberate mankind from the reverence of idols embedded in
our minds. We all know that our gracious messenger was here to eradicate idols, then
how is it that he would encourage the same as the purpose of dead names are mainly
for idolization.
ISM- is the second word of this phrase. After studying 3 different root words I came
to the conclusion that SEEN-MEEM-WAW is the most suitable root word for ISM.
According to the Lexicon, the root word of ISM is - Basically this word simply
means to distinguish or to know the overall scenario. Distinguish also means to
recognize or identify or examine things very deeply. Although the word ISM has more
meanings but in this context we will chose the meaning as IDENTIFICATION.
ALLAH - is the 3rd word of this phrase is ALLAH which means any SYSTEM OR
UNIT. But the System should have all the qualities described in Surah AL-IKHLAS / ATTAUHID.
REHMAN - - means SELF NOURISHER and SELF EXPLANATORY.
RAHIM - - means MOST HELPFUL.

So the meaning of this phrase in one sentence will be:

WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM, THE MOST SELF NOURISHING, THE
MOST HELPFUL.
The most important lesson taught throughout the Quran or "Furqan" is to identify or
recognize the System before committing to undertake it. In short this phrase means LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP OR JUMP. The biggest destruction going on in this world is
lack of patience. People dont understand any task before undertaking it. Their desire to
work is driven by either greed or fear, the two biggest factors responsible for failure.