CCUB 4621 (Sect. 202)

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9/8 - Basmalah

Why we need to recite basmalah?

We recite بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم before doing anything to remind ourselves that all of our actions should be for Allah's blessings and we should do things as a form of ibadah. To help myself do that, I made a bookmark that I can use whenever reading my books or novels:


Fun fact: my dad said 'bismillah' before every bite of food when eating

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