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أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
I seek Allah’s protection/refuge/shelter from Shaitaan, the Accursed one.
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Surah Al Fatiha
Meaning :
Fatiha means :The Key, The Opener. It is named Al-Fatihah, the Opening, because it opens the Holly Book, "QURAN".
Surah Fatiha is also known as :
- Umm al-Quran (Mother of the Quran)
- Umm al-Kitab (Mother of the Book)
- Sab’ul-Mathani (The Seven Oft Repeated Verses)
- Al-Hamd (Praises to Allah)
- As-Salah (The Prayer)
- Ash-Shifa ( The Cure)
- Ar-Ruqyah (The Spiritual Cure)
- Asas al-Quran (The Foundation of the Quran)
- Al Kanz(the Treasure)
- Ash Shukr ( Gratitude)
- Ad-Dua (Supplication)
- Ash-Shafiyah (The sufficient),
- Al-Kafiyah (The Sufficient)
- Al-Wafiyah (The Fulfillment)
- This is the first Surah of the Qur'an.
- It was revealed to the Prophet -peace be upon him- in Makkah in the early period of his mission.
- Its revelation order is 5.
- The Surah has 07 verses ( Ayat).
- It has 29 words.
- It has 141 letters.
Brief Explanation :
- The Surah is both a Du'a (prayer) and an introduction of the Qur'an.
- It teaches the basic principles of Islamic faith.
- All praise and thanks are for Allah who is the Lord of all the worlds.
- Allah is most merciful and most compassionate.
- Allah is also the Master of the Day of Judgment.
- We should pray to Allah only and we should seek His help.
- We seek His guidance and help to walk on the straight path.
- This is the path of those who received Allah's favors, not the path of those who incurred His anger or who went astray.
