A "bismilla", meaning:
"In the name of Allah, the most beneficient, the most mercyfull".
This sentence is very important in Islam, people say it before they start
something (eating, work, etc.) and every chapter
(except chapter 9 : "Al Taubah" : "Remorse") of the Qur`an begins with it.

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