Muslims: Good jewelery sites that have a VARIETY of besmallah pendants? What's the correct spelling of this?

Question

I had a professor once who wore this beautiful pendant; I finally asked her what its significance is, and she said it's Arabic & it means 'in the name of God the most merciful, most compassionate'. She didn't know the Arabic version because she is a non-practicing Muslim (she said she wears it for good luck). But the sentiment is sooo beautiful that I looked for the Arabic translation online and found 'Besm allah al-raman al-rahim' and various spellings of the same translation. What is the correct spelling of this phrase? I have seen only a few besmallah pendants online--when they call it a besmallah pendant, is it representing the entirety of 'besmallah el-raman el rahim' or is it the Arabic for 'besm allah'? I can't seem to find a variety of these pendants to choose from-- can you help me find some decent sites that provide a wider selection? THANK YOU!!

PS-- I found this one site months ago...it's the only one I found that has anything decently crafted.

http://www.jewelryategypt.com/islamicgoldpendants.htm

Answer 1

The Basmalah phrase.

It's anglicised written form is usually Bismillah-AlRahman AlRahim but when you say the whole phrase, it will sound "Bismillaa-hirRahmaa-nirRaHeem". . (Just like you would say "Annapel-laday.." for An Apple A Day).

Every chapter in the Quran starts off with this 'In the name of God Most Gracious, Most Merciful'. Since the correct spelling would be in Arabic I guess the equivalent anglicised spelling will come in plenty of variants. The fact that the way it is spelt word by word is different from the way one pronounces it is due to the short vwls that exsts in Arbc spllng. Gt my pnt?

I would have to apologize since I do not know where these pendants can be purchased. But a word of caution here; wearing the pendant will mean that you take good care of it.

Since the Basmalah phrase contains the word Allah in it, practicing Muslims usually don't recite the word Allah in toilets and they don't carry the writings'Basmalah pendants into toilets to protect its sanctity.

At the end of the day it is a little issue of discipline but happy hunting. You would probably want to custom-made an engraving out of it.

Answer 2

Serb for ever, you can not mean that we deserved 9-11. We are all just regular people, and the world is run by the elite rich minority. The rest of just are just pawns in their game. Most people in america- at least in my neck of the woods, can't look past their people, cosmo, and US magazine or turn off the E network, to see what is going on. Journalists feed us stories almost making the albanians victims, even when the commit crimes. First we must educate the majority- so we can quit electing crap representatives. I for one, as a second generation Serb, do not support it. And I don't know how we could ever make it up to you. But soon I imagine we will see exactly what mistake we made. And it will be too late. :-(

Answer 3

Greetings, I am in a hurry here, but I wanted to mention this.... and I truly hope this does not offend you in any way....... but.....

These types of pendants are forbidden in Islam. For one thing, some people turn them into good luck charms, which is a MAJOR sin in Islam. The only One we put our hope in for goodness is our Creator. Anything else is shirk, the unforgivable sin, i.e. if you die believing in shirk (praying, seeking help in other than Allah), you die as a disbeliever. So, I felt I should mention it because it is such a serious issue. I thought perhaps you would be interested to know.

Yes, the Bismillah is very beautiful, try reading it at http://muttaqun.com/quran, there is also tafsir (commentary) on the phrase "Bismillah ahRahman nirRaheem" which is VERY beautiful, I will look for it insha'Allah and come back.

Also, it is forbidden to take the name of Allah into the bathroom, another reason not to wear these pendants.
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Imam Ahmad recorded in his Musnad, that a person who was riding behind the Prophet said, "The Prophet's animal tripped, so I said, `Cursed Shaytan.' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, (Do not say, 'Cursed Shaytan,' for if you say these words, Satan becomes arrogant and says, 'With my strength I made him fall.' When you say, 'Bismillah,' Satan will become as small as a fly.)

Answer 4

It's " Bis mil Laahi Rahman ni Rahim "
The meaning is With the name of Allah who the most merciful, who the most compassionate.
In arabic 'bi' mean with.
'Bis mi' mean with the name. 'Ismu' in arabic mean name. But when 'bi' contect with 'Ismu' it become 'bis mi' because in arabic rule of vocabulary 'bi' charactor change 'ismu's' sound. The rest is as you know them. Whether it merciful, benevolent, compassionate or other its same meaning. I have learn arabic but it is the hardest language I've ever learn. At least I know the basic rule.
Want to learn the language? It quite fun. Like math.

Answer 5

You should get the Arabic version, the translation can never be equal to original script.Good luck!

Answer 6

Bismillahir rahmanir rahim

Answer 7

Bismillahi rahmanir rahim

Answer 8

Its a kind of shirk to wear it thinking it will protect you, or will change your luck in any way.

Only Allah helps...