# No Bismillah The Quran has 114 Suras. Every Sura starts with the statement Bismillah, except for Sura 9, which is the only Sura not to start with this statement. In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Some claim that Sura 9 doesn’t start with this statement because it is meant to be harsh, except there are other Suras that are even more condemning and still start with this statement. For example, Sura 111: Thorns (Al-Masad) is about condemning Abee Lahab and his wife, yet Sura 111 still starts with Bismillah. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://qurantalk.gitbook.io/false-verses/no-bismillah.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.