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| name ='''Al-Fātiḥah'''
| name-ar =الْفَاتِحَة
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[[file:The_Arabic_Holy_Quran.pdf|230px|thumb|Al-Fatiha.]]
'''Al-Fatiha''', alternatively transliterated '''Al-Fātiḥa''' or '''Al-Fātiḥah''' ({{lang-ar| الفاتحة}}, {{IPA-ar|ʔal faːtiħah|IPA}}; {{small|lit.}} "'''The Opening'''" or "'''The Opener"''') is the first ''[[surah]]'' (chapter) of the [[Quran]]. It consists of 6{{citation needed|reason=According to Imam Ibn Kathir, there is no disagreement over the view that Al-Fatihah contains seven Ayat|date=June 2021}} or 7 ''[[āyah|āyāt]]'' (verses) which are a [[Dua|prayer]] for guidance and mercy.<ref name="Maududi">{{cite book|last=Maududi|first=Sayyid Abul Ala|title=Tafhim Al Quran|url=http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/1/index.html|access-date=2013-06-17|archive-date=2013-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728184437/http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/1/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Al-Fatiha is recited in Muslim obligatory and voluntary prayers, known as ''[[salah]]''.
Quranic chapter titles are not considered by Muslims to be part of the [[Revelation#Islam|divine revelation]] of the Quran.<ref>[https://www.emmanuel.utoronto.ca/about-emmanuel/facultystaff-directory/nevin-reda/ Nevin Reda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814201703/https://emmanuel.utoronto.ca/about-emmanuel/facultystaff-directory/nevin-reda/ |date=2020-08-14 }}, Introduction to the Quran in Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel and Quran (Plymouth: Rowman and Littlefield, 2012)</ref> The primary literal meaning of the expression "Al-Fatiha" is "The Opener," which could refer to this Surah being the first in the Quran, the first chapter recited in full in every ''[[rakat]]'' of ''salah'', or to the manner in which it serves as an opening for many functions in everyday Islamic life. Some Muslims interpret it as a reference to an implied ability of the Surah to open a person to faith in God.[[Image:Al Fatihah - naskh script.jpg|thumb|A 14th- or 15th-century manuscript of the chapter]]
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The name Al-Fatiha ("the Opener") could refer to the ''surah'' being the first in the [[Mus'haf|Mus'hafs]], the first to be recited in each ''[[rakat]]'' of ''[[salah]],'' or to the manner of its usage in many Islamic traditions as an opening prayer. The word itself comes from the root ''f-t-ḥ'' which means to open, explain, disclose, conquer, etc.<ref name="Maududi" /><ref>Joseph E. B. Lumbard "Commentary on Sūrat al-Fātiḥah," ''The Study of the Quran''. ed. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Caner Dagli, Maria Dakake, Joseph Lumbard, Muhammad Rustom (San Francisco: Harper One, 2015), p. 3.
</ref> Al-Fatiha is also known by several other names, such as Al-Hamd (The Praise), As-Salah (The Prayer), Umm al-Kitab (Mother of the Book), Umm al-Quran (Mother of the Quran),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hadith - The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer - Sunan an-Nasa'i - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|url=https://sunnah.com/nasai/11/39|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813144611/https://sunnah.com/nasai/11/39|archive-date=2020-08-13|access-date=2020-11-30|website=sunnah.com}}</ref> Sab'a min al-Mathani (Seven Repeated Ones, from Quran 15:87),<ref name="khoi">{{cite book|author=Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei|title=[[Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran]]|pages=446|author-link=Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei}}</ref> and Ash-Shifa' (The Cure).<ref>Joseph E. B. Lumbard, "Introduction to Sūrat al-Fātiḥah," ''The Study Quran''. ed.'''Bold text''' Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Caner Dagli, Maria Dakake, Joseph Lumbard, Muhammad Rustom (San Francisco: Harper One, 2015), p. 3.</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Mubarakpuri|first=Safiur Rahman|title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir (10 Volumes; Abridged)|publisher=Darussalam|year=2000|isbn=9781591440208|pages=7-8}}</ref>[[File:Splendour Coran.jpg|thumb|Opening of a Splendour Quran|alt=]]
==Benefits and virtues==
Muslims attribute special significance to some ''surahs'' for their virtues and benefits (fada'il, {{Lang-ar|فضائل}}) described in the [[hadith]]. Acceptance of the different hadith varies between Sunni and Shia Muslims and there is a variety of terms to classify the different levels of confirmed authenticity of a hadith. However, both Sunnis and Shia believe Al-Fatiha to be one of the greatest ''surahs'' in the Quran, and a cure for several diseases and poisons.<ref name=":2" />
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