Al-Fatihah 1:1 بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم ١
بِسۡمِ
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
ٱلرَّحِيمِ
١
In the name of Allāh,1 the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.2
Leggere q-and-a.tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Introduction to Fatihah
Which was revealed in Makkah
The Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names
This Surah is called
- Al-Fatihah, that is, the Opener of the Book, the Surah with which prayers are begun.
- It is also called, Umm Al-Kitab (the Mother of the Book), according to the majority of th
…Introduction to Fatihah
Which was revealed in Makkah
The Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names
This Surah is called
- Al-Fatihah, that is, the O
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