Surah Al Fatihah | Al-Fatiha | Recite Quran

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Al-Fatiha (alternatively transliterated Al-Fātiḥa or Al-Fātiḥah; Arabic: ألْفَاتِحَة, IPA: [ʔal faːtiħah]; lit. 'The Opening' or 'The Opener'), is the first surah (chapter) of the Quran. It consists of 7 ayah (verses) which are a prayer for guidance and mercy.[1] Al-Fatiha is recited in Muslim obligatory and voluntary prayers, known as salah.

Quranic chapter titles are not considered by Muslims to be part of the divine revelation of the Quran.[2] The primary literal meaning of the expression "Al-Fatiha"[3] is "The Opener/The Key", which could refer to this Surah being the first in the Quran, the first chapter recited in full in every rakat of salah, or to the manner in which it serves as an opening for many functions in everyday Islamic life. Some Muslims interpret it as a reference to an implied ability of the Surah to open a person to faith in God.

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Surah al-Fatihah (Arab: سُّورَةُ الفَاتِحَة) - Pembukaan - surah yang diturunkan di Mekah dan diturunkan selepas Surah Al-Muddathir. Surah ini mempunyai 7 ayat dan inilah surah pertama yang diturunkan lengkap keseluruhan ayat bagi sebuah surah dan termasuk dalam golongan surah Makkiyyah.
0:49 Surah ini dinamakan al-Fatihah (Pembukaan) kerana ia dijadikan sebagai pembuka dan permulaan al-Quran.

Surah ini juga dinamakan Ummul Quran (ام القــرآن - Ibu Quran) atau Ummul Kitaab (ام الكتاب - Ibu Kitab) kerana ia merupakan ibu atau induk kepada semua isi al-Quran dan menjadi inti sari dari kandungan al-Quran itu sendiri.

Surah ini turut dinamakan As-Sab'ul Matsaani yang bermaksud tujuh yang berulang-ulang kerana ayat ini diulang-ulang bagi setiap solat.

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