The Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names. This 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. Al-Fatihah literally means The Opening because the Qur'an opens with it. It is the first chapter (surah) of the Qur'an and is considered its 'greatest surah'. It is seen to be a precise table of contents of the Qur'anic message because some scholars of exegesis have stated that this chapter is a summary of the whole Qur'an. The Meaning of Surah Al-Fatihah (بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ) The point is that it explains the name of Allah, the All-Merciful and the Most Merciful. (ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ) The point is that all praise and thanks are the property of Allah, because He has given a lot of pleasure to Meaning of Surah Al-Fatihah: The beginning of Surah Al-Fatihah contains Allah's praise for Himself by His most beautiful attributes and indicates to It also mentions the Hereafter, which is the Day of Resurrection, and directs Allah's servants to ask of Him, invoking It also calls to the Surah Al-Fatihah Comprises the Meaning of the Entire Qur'an. As alluded to earlier, Al-Fatihah is named the Mother of the Qur'an because it succinctly summarises the whole of the Qur'an. We are now in a position to analyse this statement further. The Surah includes affirmation of Tawhid in all of its various categories: The Meaning of Surah Al-Fatihah First Part of Al-Fatihah. In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. All praise is for Allah, Lord of Middle Part of Al-Fatihah. You (alone) we worship and You (alone) we ask for help. The middle part of Surah Al-Fatihah Final Part of 2bPW0Y.

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