THE VALUE OF BISMILLAAH

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THE VALUE OF BISMILLAAH

In his Tafseer-e-Kabeer, Imaam Raazi (rahmatullah alayh) narrated the following episode: “Once Hadhrat Nabi Isaa (alayhis salaam) passed by a grave. It wa  revealed to him that the inmate of the grave was undergoing severe punishment. A short while later, Nabi Isaa (alayhis salaam) passed by the same grave. On this occasion it was revealed to him that the Angels of Rahmat (Mercy) were inside the grave, and the Noor of Maghfirah (the Light of Forgiveness) was exuding from the grave.
In great astonishment, Nabi Isaa (alayhis salaam) supplicated to Allah Ta’ala to explain the mystery. Why so soon after the  punishment, the inmate was pardoned and being rewarded? Allah Ta’ala revealed to him that the inmate of the grave was a great sinner. When he died his wife was pregnant. After his death, a boy was born. On this day (i.e. the day Nabi Isaa— alayhis salaam) was passing by the grave), the child had reached the age to be admitted to Madrasah. After he was admitted, the first lesson the Ustaadh taught the child was ‘Bismillaah…’. Precisely at the moment the child recited Bismillaah, Allah Ta’ala forgave the father and substituted the punishment with His Mercy.