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

Allah said next, الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ ( Ar-Rahman (the Most Gracious ), Ar-Rahim ( the Most Merciful )) We explained these Names in the Basmalah.
Al-Qurtubi said, "Allah has described Himself by `Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim' after saying `the Lord of the Alamin', so His statement here includes a warning, and then an encouragement.
Similarly, Allah said, نَبِّىءْ عِبَادِى أَنِّى أَنَا الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ - وَأَنَّ عَذَابِى هُوَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ٱلْأَلِيمُ ( Declare (O Muhammad ﷺ ) unto My servants, that truly, I am the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
And that My torment is indeed the most painful torment.) ( 15:49-50 ) Allah said, إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ( Surely, your Lord is swift in retribution, and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. ) ( 6:165 ) Hence, Rabb contains a warning while Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim encourages.
Further, Muslim recorded in his Sahih that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنَ الْعُقُوبَةِ مَا طَمِعَ فِي جَنَّتِهِ أَحَدٌ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْكَافِرُ مَا عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ مَا قَنَطَ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ أَحَدٌ»
( If the believer knew what punishment Allah has, none would have hope in acquiring His Paradise, and if the disbeliever knew what mercy Allah has, none will lose hope of earning His earning. )

(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.

 

Allah said next, الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ ( Ar-Rahman (the Most Gracious ), Ar-Rahim ( the Most Merciful )) We explained these Names in the Basmalah.
Al-Qurtubi said, "Allah has described Himself by `Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim' after saying `the Lord of the Alamin', so His statement here includes a warning, and then an encouragement.
Similarly, Allah said, نَبِّىءْ عِبَادِى أَنِّى أَنَا الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ - وَأَنَّ عَذَابِى هُوَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ٱلْأَلِيمُ ( Declare (O Muhammad ﷺ ) unto My servants, that truly, I am the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
And that My torment is indeed the most painful torment.) ( 15:49-50 ) Allah said, إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ( Surely, your Lord is swift in retribution, and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. ) ( 6:165 ) Hence, Rabb contains a warning while Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim encourages.
Further, Muslim recorded in his Sahih that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنَ الْعُقُوبَةِ مَا طَمِعَ فِي جَنَّتِهِ أَحَدٌ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْكَافِرُ مَا عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ مَا قَنَطَ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ أَحَدٌ» ( If the believer knew what punishment Allah has, none would have hope in acquiring His Paradise, and if the disbeliever knew what mercy Allah has, none will lose hope of earning His earning. )

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

The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

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