Editing Screen: Surah 1: al-Fatihah (The Opening)

 

 

Editing: Connection of the name of the Surah and its Ayaat

Description <ul> <li><strong>Al-Fatihah</strong> (The Opening) – It is named Al-Fatihah, the Opening – because it opens the Book and by it the recitation in prayer commences.</li> <li><strong>Umm al-Quran</strong> (Mother of the Quran) – According to At-Tirmidhi on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The chapter commencing with] “All praises and thanks are due to Allah the Lord of the Worlds” is the Mother of the Quran, the Mother of the Book, the Seven Oft Repeated Verses and the Great Quran.” Ibn Jarir at-Tabari said that it was named so because the meaning of the entire Quran is summarized therein. The Arabs named anything that concisely summarizes something or comprises its most important part, Umm, or Mother.</li> <li><strong>Umm al-Kitab</strong> (Mother of the Book) – Al-Bukhari said in the beginning of the Book of Tafsir in his Sahih: “It is named Umm al-Quran because it is the first chapter written in the Quranic texts and the recitation in prayer commences with it.”</li> <li><strong>Sab’ul-Mathani</strong> (The Seven Oft Repeated Verses) – It is also named Sab’ul-Mathani, the Seven Oft Repeated Verses, because they are frequently recited and indeed recited in every rakaah of the prayer. Allah says in the Quran: "And We have certainly given you, seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an." (15:87). Surah al-Fatihah is seven Ayat.</li> <li><strong>Al-Hamd</strong> (Praises to Allah) – It is also named Al-Hamd, the Praise, because it contains mention of hamd just as Al-Baqarah is named so because it contains mention of the cow. Some scholars also gave the reasoning that Al-Hamd comprises heart of Al-Fatihah.</li> <li><strong>As-Salah </strong>(The Prayer) – It is named the Prayer because its recitation is a condition for the validity of the prayer. Narrated ‘Ubâdah bin As-Sâmit Allâh’s Messenger said, “Whoever does not recite Sûrat Al-Fâtihah in his prayer, his prayer is invalid. (Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol.1, Hadîth No. 723).<br /> <br /> The prayer is taught by Allah(SWT) Himself as a favour to mankind to let them know the format of prayer which is acceptable to Him. Allah(SWT) also responds to each segment of the prayer.<br /> <br /> Al Fatihah is the prayer from the reader and the rest of the Qur’an is the answer from Allah.<br />  </li> <li><strong>Ash-Shifa</strong> – It is also named Ash-Shifa’, the Cure, due to what Ad-Darimi reports on the authority of Abu Sa’id that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The Opening of the Book is a cure to every poison.”</li> <li><strong>Ar-Ruqyah</strong> – It is also named Ar-Ruqya, the Spiritual Cure due to the hadith of Abu Sa’id reported by Bukhari that after he had recited it to cure a person who had been bitten by a scorpion, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) asked him, “…And what made you to know that it was a ruqya.”</li> <li><strong>Asas al-Quran</strong> (the Foundation of the Quran) – Ash-Sha’bi records on the authority of Ibn Abbas that he named it , and that he said, “The foundation of Al-Fatihah is, “Bismillah…” (with the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful.)</li> <li>Other scholars have also named it as Al-Kanz (the Treasure), Ash-Shukr (Gratitude), ad-Dua (Supplication), Ash-Shafiyah (the sufficient), Al-Kafiyah (the Sufficient), Al-Wafiyah, the Fulfillment and more.</li> </ul>

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