بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
The Opener · 7 verses · Meccan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
مَـٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Guide us to the straight path -
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
Al-Fatihah opens the Quran with praise of Allah and a direct plea for guidance to the straight path. Its seven verses form the core supplication of a Muslim's life and summarize the relationship between servant and Lord: praise, worship, and the request for guidance.
Al-Fatihah (الفاتحة) means "The Opening" in English. It is chapter 1 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-Fatihah has 7 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 1 to 1 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-Fatihah is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.
Al-Fatihah opens the Quran with praise of Allah and a direct plea for guidance to the straight path. Its seven verses form the core supplication of a Muslim's life and summarize the relationship between servant and Lord: praise, worship, and the request for guidance.
Al-Fatihah is recited in every unit (rak'ah) of the five daily prayers, and the Prophet ﷺ described it as the greatest surah in the Quran (Sahih al-Bukhari). It is also called As-Sab' al-Mathani — the seven oft-repeated verses.