( Q1:5 )  The Opener (1:1-7)  1:1 بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ١ In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. — Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful. — T. Usmani In the name of Allāh, [1] the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [2] — Saheeh International [1] Allāh is a proper name belonging only to the one Almighty God, Creator and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them, the Eternal and Absolute, to whom alone all worship is due. [2] Ar-Raḥmān and ar-Raḥeem are two names of Allāh derived from the word 'raḥmah' (mercy) . In Arabic grammar both are intensive forms of 'merciful' (i.e., extremely merciful) . A complimentary and comprehensive meaning is intended by using both together. Raḥmān is used only to describe Allāh, while raḥeem might be used to describe a person as well. The Prophet ( ﷺ ) was described in the Qur’ān as raḥeem. Raḥmān is above th...