Salaam, this is my first blog post this year and hopefully a resuscitation of this blog. I will begin my employing my recent emphasis on the basmalah (بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ )
Chapter 1 (al-fatiha) is unique because it has a bracket of ar-rahmaan ar-raheem. This is due to the fact that its second verse is (الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ) . So what we have is:
Bismillah AR-RAHMAAN AR-RAHEEM (1/0)
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen (1/1)
AR-RAHMAAN AR-RAHEEM (1/2)As we can see, 1/0 and 1/2 act as a bracket to the first statement, alhamdulillahi rabbil alameen. What does this imply to the text? For me, that RnR (What I call Ar-Rahmaan Ar-Raheem) are a loop encasing 1/1. Perhaps this shows that our state of hamd/praise/joy can be best shown by the RnR aspect. The RnR aspect also opens each chapter so perhaps by enclosing 1/1 in an RnR bracket, it creates a ‘mini-chapter’ out of 1/1. What I find clear though is the intimacy of the hamd with RnR. This is perhaps (due to the position of the verses) our first point of engagement with Allah.
Salam!
May you please explain what do you mean by loop encasing?