The Blessing Of The Bismillah

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When we have an open attitude
towards one another's traditions

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and and are open to what God
can teach us through the other,

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it opens up the possibility
of great blessing.

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When I encountered my Muslim
friends I asked them

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to tell me what they felt
was the heart of Islam.

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And they quickly responded by
saying ‘the Bismillah’.

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I said: ‘What's the Bismillah?’

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They said: ‘bi-smi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmⁱ.

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And I said: ‘What's that mean?’
And they said,

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it means: ‘In the name of God the
Most Merciful and Most Gracious.’

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And I said:

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‘Wow! I love that phrase.’
And they said:

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‘This is the phrase that begins
every Sura (chapter) in the Qur'an

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Qur’an except one.’

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And I said: ‘Well I can
embrace that wholeheartedly.’

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And this has become my mantra.

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Because I want to live
a life that reflects the mercy

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and grace of God.