Surah 1 · The OpeningAl-Fatihah
الفاتحة
When to recite
In every rakʿah of every prayer.
What it means
A short prayer we say in every salah, asking Allah to guide us on the right path.
The Arabic
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَاطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّالِّينَ
How it sounds
Bismillāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbil-ʿālamīn…
English meaning
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is for Allah, Lord of all worlds…
Tajweed focus
Long madd on "ولا الضالين", clean ḍād, gentle mīm closures.
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