Surah Fatiha ayat 3 Tafsir Quran 1:3

﴿الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ﴾
[ الفاتحة: 3]

1:3 The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

The Compassionate the Merciful that is to say the One who possesses ‘mercy’ which means to want what is good for those who deserve it.

Al-Rahman, AL-Rahim

The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful ( 3 ) Allah says, 'My servant has glorified Me.' When he says,

(1:3) The Merciful, the Compassionate *4

The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, meaning

*4).
Whenever we are deeply impressed by the greatness of something we try to express our feelings by using superlatives.
If the use of one superlative does not do full justice to our feelings, we tend to re-emphasize the extraordinary excellence of the object of our admiration by adding a second superlative of nearly equivalent meaning.* This would seem to explain the use of the word Rahim following Rahman.
The form of the word Rahman connotes intensity.
Yet God's mercy and beneficence towards His creatures is so great, so extensive and of such an infinite nature that no one word, however strong its connotation, can do it full justice.
The epithet Rahim was therefore added to that of Rahman.

 

The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful ( 3 ) Allah says, 'My servant has glorified Me.' When he says,

( The Beneficent ) the Gentle. ( The Merciful ) the Gentle.

The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

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