Al-Fatihah (The Opening)
Verse 1of 7
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ﴿١﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Word-by-word meaning
بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Introduction to FatihahWhich was revealed in MakkahThe Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various NamesThis 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 the scholars.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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