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The Formula

All praises are for Allh, Lord of the Worlds TheAlifandLm( )inthewordAl-amdisforIstghrq(allinclusiveness);meaning,thatthe

AlifandLminthewordAl-amdindicatesthatanyandeverypraiseisonlyforAllh.

ThewordRabbhasmanymeanings;thebasicrootindicatesnurturing,providence,cultivation,

mastership.Allhusesthisword(theverb)intheQurn,describingtherelationshipbetweenparents

and[small]children.Ifonewasaskedtostateonewordthatdescribeswhatparents(orsomeonein

theirplace)doforababy,theywouldsay:everything,withoutwhichthechildmaynotsurvive,one

mightadd(i.e.withoutwhichitwillceasetoexist).Inthesameway,whenwesayAllhu Rabb al-

lamnAllh is The Lord of the worlds,whatweareeffectivelysayingis:Allhistheeverythingofthe

worlds(oreverythingfortheworlds),withoutwhichtheycannotexist.Wa Allh (s) Alam

Ourulamdiffervastlyintheirinterpretationsofthewordlamn,themostcomprehensiveand

simplestopinionisAlImamAlabrs:thatthewordlamnreferstoTheHeavens,TheEarth,that

whichisinthemandthatwhichisbetweenthem.

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