بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ I begin in the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim means, 'I begin in the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.' Muslims say this prayer before they begin as a way of invoking the name of God and blessing their actions, words, and works going forward.
