Sūrah 1 · Makkah · 7 āyāt

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Al-Fātiḥah

The Opening

الفاتحة

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Recited in prayer

Recited in every unit of every prayer — no prayer is valid without it.

al-Bukhārī 756; Muslim 394 (ṣaḥīḥ)

Understand the prayer, part by part

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In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -

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The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

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Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

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It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

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Guide us to the straight path -

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The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

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