bismillah

Interjection capitalized: Bismillah

1. In the name of Allah! Used in belief of blessing the speaker's imminent action, especially prior to eating and drinking; sometimes used as an apotropaic.
   • ‘Bismillah!’ he exclaimed. ‘I call all here to witness that Rashîd, the son of Ali, called the Fair, is free henceforth to go what way he chooses.’1918, Marmaduke Pickthall, Oriental Encounters: Palestine and Syria, London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., →OCLC, page 25
   • Thus recitation of Bismillah creates a sort of firm conviction in the existence of Allah, and also develops the sense of gratitude, in the mind of the servant of Allah, for all that Allah has provided for him.1984, Syed Anwer Ali, Qurʼan, the Fundamental Law of Human Life: Surat ul-Faateha to Surat-ul-Baqarah (sections 1-21)
2. The basmala; the phrase Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim (“in the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate”).
   • In Bismillah, Allah has chosen to mention only two of His attributes, Rahman and Rahim, out of all His numerous attributes and the verse does not mention any other Divine attribute;...2004, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Commentary on the Holy Quran: Surah Fatiha, Islam International, →ISBN, page 44

Proper noun capitalized: Bismillah

Bismillah

1. A male given name from Arabic بِاسْمِ اللَّه (bismi llāh, “in the name of God”).
   • It was only at the age of six years when Bismillah was sent to Varanasi to stay with his maternal uncle, Ali Baksh, who himself was a great musician and played shehnai in the premises of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.2020, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN