Surah Al-Fatihah سُورَةُ ٱلْفَاتِحَةِ
Surah Al-Fatihah (سُورَةُ ٱلْفَاتِحَةِ), "The Opening", is the opening chapter of the Quran. It has 7 ayahs, is classified as Makki (revealed in Makkah), and appears in Juz 1 of the standard thirty-part division. Read it below with the Arabic text, the Sahih International English translation, word-by-word meanings and ayah-by-ayah recitation from your chosen reciter.
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
1:1In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
1:2[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
1:3The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
1:4Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
1:5It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
1:6Guide us to the straight path -
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
1:7The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
Arabic: Uthmani script via Islamic Network. Translation: Sahih International via Islamic Network. Audio: Islamic Network CDN. Word-by-word glosses and word pronunciation: Quran.com (Quran Foundation). Quranic text is displayed exactly as provided and never altered; see sources.
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