Al-Fātiḥah

Also known as Surah 1, The Opening, Sura 1, Surah of the Opening

thumb|Headings for Al-Fatiḥa, and for Chapter 2, Al-Baqara. From the Quran of [[Ibn al-Bawwab. Baghdad, 1000/1001. Chester Beatty Library]] Al-Fātiḥah () is the first chapter () of the Quran. It consists of seven verses ('''') which consist of a prayer for guidance and mercy.

AI overview

Al-Fātiḥah is the first chapter of the Quran, consisting of seven verses that form a prayer for guidance and mercy. It holds central importance in Islam, as Muslims recite it regularly in their daily prayers and consider it a fundamental part of Islamic worship.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Surah.number: 1
Surah.number 3: 001
Surah.name: Al-Fātiḥah
Surah.name ar: ٱلۡفَاتِحَةِ
Surah.name en: The Opening
Surah.prev_sura: Quran 114
Surah.next_sura: Quran 2
Surah.classification: Meccan
Surah.juz: 1, Hizb 1
Surah.verses: 7
Surah.words: 25 or 29
Surah.letters: 113 or 139
Surah.audio: Sura Minshawi 1.ogg

via Wikipedia infobox

Described at

Surah 1: al-Fatihah – QuranOnline.net

Surah Al-Fatihah is the first Surah of the Glorious Quran, although it is not the first in the order of revelation. The Surah is both a Du'a (prayer) and an introduction of the Quran. It teaches the basic principles of Islamic faith.

quranonline.net →

Link to a page describing this subject · 769 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Instance of: surah
Part of: Qur’an
Author: God in Islam
Genre: religious text
Main subject: Tilawa
Image: Islamic - Illuminated Incipit and Chapter Heading - Walters W5541B - Full Page.jpg
Has use: Dua
Has parts of class: ayah

Show 20 more facts

studied by: Islamic studies
hashtag: Fatiha
topic's main category: Category:Al-Fatiha
Commons category: Al-Fatiha
language of work or name: Quranic Arabic
name in kana: かいたん
facet of: Islam
narrator: Muhammad
used by: Muslim
described by source: TDV Islamic Encyclopedia
series ordinal: 1
inception: 0631-00-00
copyright status: public domain
number of words: 29
work available at URL: quran.com/1
title: سورة الفاتحة
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5
described at URL: referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/QCO/a2.xml
Stack Exchange tag: islam.stackexchange.com/tags/surat-al-fatihah
first line: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Sources (6)

via Wikidata · CC0

~4 min read

Encyclopedic overview

9 sections

Contents

Background
Summary
Verses and meaning
Benefits and virtues
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

thumb|Headings for Al-Fatiḥa, and for Chapter 2, Al-Baqara. From the Quran of [[Ibn al-Bawwab. Baghdad, 1000/1001. Chester Beatty Library]] Al-Fātiḥah () is the first chapter () of the Quran. It consists of seven verses ('') which consist of a prayer for guidance and mercy.

Al-Fatihah is recited in Muslim obligatory and voluntary prayers, known as Salah. The primary literal meaning of the expression "Al-Fatiḥah" is "The Opener/The Key".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Fātiḥah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.