Tafseer of The Beneficent · Ar-Rahmaan · 55:78
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
And His statement: تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ (Blessed be the Name of your Lord). The Exalted, whose mention is exalted, says: blessed be the mention of your Lord, O Muḥammad; ذِي الْجَلالِ (the Possessor of majesty): that is, the Possessor of greatness; وَالإكْرَامِ (and of honor): that is to say: and He to whom honor is due on account of His entire creation.
As ʿAlī related to me, saying: Abū Ṣāliḥ related to us, saying: Muʿāwiya related to me, on the authority of ʿAlī, on the authority of Ibn ʿAbbās concerning his statement: ذِي الْجَلالِ وَالإكْرَامِ (the Possessor of majesty and honor). He says: the Possessor of greatness and exaltedness.
End of the explanation of Surah Al-Raḥmān, Mighty and Exalted is He.
