65.1 Surat al-Fatiha (The Opening) (contd …)
٦٥۔١ سورة الْفَاتِحَةِ
The words 'Ar-Rahman', 'Ar-Rahim' (i.e., the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) are two words derived from 'Ar-Rahma' (i.e., the mercy). And the words 'Ar-Rahim' and 'Ar-Rāhim' have one meaning as the words 'Al-Alim' and 'Al- 'Aleem' have one and the same meaning (i.e., the Cognizant One).
الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ اسْمَانِ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ. الرَّحِيمُ وَالرَّاحِمُ بِمَعْنًى وَاحِدٍ كَالْعَلِيمِ وَالْعَالِمِ.