Learn the Quran: Surah Al Fatiha
The name Surah Al-Fatiha means “Al-Fatiha” because it is the beginning of the Quran and opens the believer’s connection with God. Al-Fatiha, The word Al-Fatiha is derived from the root word Fatah, which means conquest.
Al-Fatiha is usually the first chapter that children and converts learn when they begin studying the Quran. This indicates the importance of a particular Surah or Surah. This is one of the most important Surahs of the Quran. According to Prophet Muhammad, this is the greatest surah in the Quran. May Allah bless him and grant him peace.
As a companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Abu Saeed Rafi bin Al Muala reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him: “Shall I teach you the greatest Surah in the Qur’an before you leave the mosque?” Then he took my hand and as we were about to leave, I reminded him of his promise to teach me the greatest surah of the Quran.
He (ﷺ) said, “It is ‘Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil ‘Alamin (i.e., Surat Al-Fatiha) which is As-Sab’ Al-Mathani (i.e., the seven oft-repeated Ayat) and the Great Quran which is given to me.”
Al Fatiha is an obligatory inclusion in Islamic prayers
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Every Muslim must begin praying with this Surah for every Rak’a. Because without this Surah, prayer is neither complete nor incomplete. It is recited at least 17 times during the five obligatory prayers.
Verses of Al-Fatiha
Surat Al-Fatiha consists of 7 verses:
| Arabic Verse | Translation | Transliteration |
| بِسْمِ للَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. | In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful. | (Bismillāhi Raḥmāni Raḥīm) |
| الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ | All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. | (Al ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi al-‘ālamīn) |
| الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ | The Entirely Merciful and the Especially Merciful | (Ar Raḥmāni R-Raḥīm) |
| مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ | Sovereign over the Day of Recompense | (Māliki Yawmi D-Dīn) |
| إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ | We worship You, and we seek Your help. | (Ayyāka na’budu wa iyyāka nasta’īn) |
| اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ | Guide us to the straight path | (Ihdinā-ṣirāṭ al-mustaqīm) |
| صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ | The path of those on whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have enraged [You] or who are lost. | (sIrāṭ al lazi na an’amta ‘alayhim, ġayril maġḍūbi ‘alayhim walāḍ ḍāllīn). |
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