Does Surah Tawba start without Bismillah because it is a Surah of war?
It is widely popular that the Basmala (or as we know it as Bismillah) does not appear before Surah Tawbah because of the surah being that of anger. However, the reality is not as we widely popular. Mufti Mahmood Hasan rahimahullah was asked about this and he replied as follows: