Al-Fatiha

Al-Fatiha (Arabic: ٱلۡفَاتِحَةِ, romanized: al-Fātiḥa, lit. "the Opening") is the first chapter (sura) of the Quran. It is recited in Muslim obligatory and voluntary prayers. The primary literal meaning of the expression "Al-Fatiha" is "The Opener/The Key".

Quotes

"In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful." (The Basmala)

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
  ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
  ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
  مَـٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
  إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
  ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
  صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
  • Quran 1:1–7
  • Translations:
    • In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
      All praise is for Allah—Lord of all worlds,
      the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
      Master of the Day of Judgment.
      You ˹alone˺ we worship and You ˹alone˺ we ask for help.
      Guide us along the Straight Path,
      the Path of those You have blessed—not those You are displeased with, or those who are astray.
      • The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab
    • In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
      Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
      Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
      Master of the Day of Judgment.
      Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
      Show us the straight way,
      The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
      • The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
    • In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
      Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
      The Beneficent, the Merciful.
      Master of the Day of Judgment,
      Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
      Show us the straight path,
      The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
      • The Meaning of the Glorious Koran by Marmaduke Pickthall
    • In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
      [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds –
      The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
      Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
      It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
      Guide us to the straight path –
      The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
      • Saheeh International translation by Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy and Amatullah Bantley

Quotes about Al-Fatiha

"Even before I learnt the first letter of Bismillah, I was convinced that God was unique and all-powerful." (Maurice Bucaille, The Islamic Bulletin Newletter no. 6)

• I wanted to make it quite clear in the very beginning that even before I learnt the first letter of Bismillah, I was convinced that God was unique and all-powerful and when God guided me to undertake a study of the Quran, my inner soul cried out that Al-Quran was the Word of God revealed to his Last Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W.). … About my faith and belief, God knows what is in one's heart.
  • Maurice Bucaille, The Islamic Bulletin Newletter, issue no. 6

See also

• Allah
• Islam
• Quran