Basmala

("In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful") phrase recited on various occasions by Muslims; the beginning of every chapter of the Quran except the 9th; popular subject of Islamic calligraphy
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Basmala
محمد بن شمس الدين · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Basmala

Summary

Basmala is a saying[1]. Basmala draws 996 Wikipedia views per month (saying category, ranking #5 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basmala's image is recorded as Birmingham mushaf Bismillah.png[3].
  • Basmala's image is recorded as Bismillah.svg[4].
  • Basmala's image is recorded as Basmalah-1wm.svg[5].
  • Basmala's image is recorded as The Bismillah India.jpg[6].
  • Basmala's instance of is recorded as saying[7].
  • Basmala's instance of is recorded as dhikr[8].
  • Basmala's instance of is recorded as Islamic term[9].
  • Basmala's instance of is recorded as Sufi terminology[10].
  • Basmala's GND ID is recorded as 4489164-7[11].
  • Basmala's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85012131[12].
  • Basmala's DOI is recorded as 10.1163/1875-3922_Q3_EQCOM_00024[13].
  • Basmala's DOI is recorded as 10.1163/2214-871X_EI1_SIM_1379[14].
  • Basmala's DOI is recorded as 10.1163/1573-3912_ISLAM_COM_0102[15].
  • Basmala's DOI is recorded as 10.1163/9789004206106_EIFO_COM_0102[16].
  • Basmala's DOI is recorded as 10.1163/1573-3912_EI3_COM_23497[17].
  • Basmala's DOI is recorded as 10.1163/1573-3912_EI2GLOS_SIM_GI_00504[18].
  • Basmala's Commons category is recorded as Basmala[19].
  • Basmala's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic[20].
  • Basmala's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Tahmid-বিসমিল্লাহির রাহমানির রাহীম.wav[21].
  • Basmala's pronunciation audio is recorded as Basmala-ar.wav[22].
  • Basmala's pronunciation audio is recorded as Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Rahim-ar.wav[23].
  • Basmala's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0476pb[24].
  • Basmala's facet of is recorded as Islam[25].
  • Basmala's depicted by is recorded as ﷽[26].
  • Basmala's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include saying[7], dhikr[8], Islamic term[9], and Sufi terminology[10].

Why It Matters

Basmala draws 996 Wikipedia views per month (saying category, ranking #5 of 39).[2] Basmala has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Basmala is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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