# Al-Fātiḥah — The Opening سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ ### A Short Reflection Al-Fātiḥah is a prayer of praise, worship and guidance. It begins by turning the heart toward Allah, the Lord and Creator of all worlds. It reminds us that He alone deserves our worship, and it ends with a simple and profound request: to be guided to the straight path. # Al-Fātiḥah — The Opening سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ Al-Fātiḥah is the opening chapter of the Qur'an. It is recited in every unit of the Muslim prayer. It is a prayer of praise, worship and guidance. In its seven verses, the servant praises Allah, declares his devotion to Him, and asks Him to guide him to the straight path. ### 1 بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‎ _In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful._ ### 2 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ _All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)._ ### 3 الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ _The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful._ ### 4  مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ _The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)._ ### 5 إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ _You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything)._ ### 6 اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ _Guide us to the Straight Way._ ### 7 صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ *The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray.* **Āmīn.** *O Allah, accept our prayer.* ### Source **English translation:** Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan, *The Noble Qur'an*, King Fahd Glorious Qur'an Printing Complex, Madinah. --- [[01 Welcome to the Qur'an|← Back to Welcome]]