Surah Al-Fatihah الفاتحة

Translation: English Translation - Noor International Center

1:1

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ١

Bismillāhir-rahmānir-rahīm

In the name of Allāh,2 the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.3

1:2

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٢

Al-hamdu lillāhi rabbil-'ālamīn

[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord4 of the worlds -

1:3

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٣

Ar-rahmānir-rahīm

The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

1:4

مَٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ ٤

Māliki yawmid-dīn

Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.5

1:5

إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ ٥

Iyyāka na'budu wa iyyāka nasta'īn

It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

1:6

ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ ٦

Ihdinas-sirātal-mustaqīm

Guide us to the straight path -

1:7

صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٧

Sirātal-ladhīna an'amta 'alayhim ghayril-maghdūbi 'alayhim walad-dāllīn

The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

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Questions

How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Fatihah?

Surah Al-Fatihah has 7 ayahs. It is surah number 1 of the Quran.

Is Surah Al-Fatihah Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Fatihah is a Meccan surah.

Which juz is Surah Al-Fatihah in?

Surah Al-Fatihah is in juz 1.

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