It is customary and established by common usage, to start any important and valuable work in the name of some man of dignity in order to connect the work to him, and commend it to his care and support.

      If so, is it not much better to start everything in the name of HIM who dies not, and is everlasting in life, power, and might - an everlasting substance and unchanging essence, whom mortality can never touch!?

      Such an eternal being is none, other than ALLAH, the Only one God.

      Therefore everything and every work should begin in HIS sacred name, and His help be prayed for. This is why the HOLY QURÄN too, commences with the verse:

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL THE COMPASSIONATE.

      The prophet has said: ``Any important work that begins not with the name of God, may not have a good end.'' Imam Bägher (AS) too, said: It is becoming to start every work - big or small - in the name of Allah, so as to be blessed.

      To make it short; continuation of a deed depends upon its relation and connection to God. To this effect, Allah orders His apostle to start his teachings and preachings in the name of Allah through the following revelations:

      ``Proclaim! (READ) in the name of your Lord and Cherisher, Who created - created man out of a clot of congealed blood.''

QURÄN - S 96:1-2

And according to the following verse; NOAH said to his followers:

      ``Embark you on the ARK, in the name of Allah, be it sailing or at rest, for my Lord is Oft: Forgiving, Merciful.''   QURÄN - S 11:41

And SOLOMON too, began his letter written to the QUEEN- OF- SHEBA in the name of Allah:

      ``SHE (The QUEEN OF SHEBA) said: ``You chiefs! Here is delivered to me a

letter worthy of respect. It is from SOLOMON, and is in the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.''   QURÄN - S 97:30

      On such a basis all chapters of the HOLY QURÄN begin with the said verse: (IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL THE COMPASSIONATE)

      There is no doubt that the verse is one of those of the OPENING CHAPTER, and all the other chapters, (EXCEPT THE ONE NAMED REPENTANCE - SURA - 9). This has been so arranged by the prophet, and has always been such, and a habitual usage of Muslims when reciting QURÄN, to commence with the verse which they call it BESMELEH = IN THE NAME OF ALLAH. This matter is so clear that once MOÄVIYEH did not recite it in his prayer! Then some of the Helpers and Emigrants, who were present there, objected and ironically said to the Khalif: You stole it or forget it!?