Al-Fatihah 1:1

<h1><span style="color: rgb(59, 62, 102);">Introduction to Fatihah</span></h1><h2>Which was revealed in Makkah</h2><h2>The Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names</h2><p>This Surah is called</p><p>- Al-Fatihah, that is, the Opener of the Book, the Surah with which prayers are begun.</p><p>- It is also called, Umm Al-Kitab (the Mother of the Book), according to the majority of the scholars.</p><p>In an authentic Hadith recorded by At-Tirmidhi, who graded it Sahih, Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah <strong style="color: rgb(95, 99, 104);">ﷺ </strong>said,</p><p>الْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبَ الْعَالَمِينَ أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ وَأُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَالسَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ</p><p>Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil-`Alamin is the Mother of the Qur'an, the Mother of the Book, and the seven repeated Ayat of the Glorious Qur'an.It is also called Al-Hamd and As-Salah, because the Prophet ﷺ said that his Lord said,</p><p>قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ، فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ:الْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِنَ، قَالَ اللهُ: حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي</p><p>The prayer (i.e., Al-Fatihah) is divided into two halves between Me and My servants. When the servant says, `All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of existence,' Allah says, 'My servant has praised Me. Al-Fatihah was called the Salah, because reciting it is a condition for the correctness of Salah - the prayer. Al-Fatihah was also called Ash-Shifa' (the …

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.