Faṣl al-awwal, waṣl al-thānī means pause after istiʿādhah, then connect the basmalah directly to the first verse.
Pattern: istiʿādhah | pause | basmalah → first verse. “First” and “second” describe the two boundaries; they do not name different verses.
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Option 3: First separate, then join
Istiʿādhah, Basmalah and the Rules of Joining and Pausing
Faṣl al-awwal, waṣl al-thānī means pause after istiʿādhah, then connect the basmalah directly to the first verse.
Pattern: istiʿādhah | pause | basmalah → first verse. “First” and “second” describe the two boundaries; they do not name different verses.