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Surah Al-Fatihah English Translation,Transliteration Tafsir [1-10]

About Surah Al-Fatiha

Al-Fatiha (also known as Al-F'tiḥa or Al-F'tiḥah; Arabic: al faːtiħah]; 'The Opening' or 'The Opener'). This is the first surah (chapter) of the Holy Quran.

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The summary / Theme of the Surah Al-Baqara

The Cow - Al Baqarah (The title of this surah refers to an argument between Moses and the Israelites over a cow they should sacrifice in order to make known the murder of a slain man. This is the longest of all the surah, numbering 286 ayah or verses.

Lesson Learned from Surah Al-Baqara

  1. It is sometimes better not to ask too many questions when instructed to do something. The Jews did this and ended up in trouble.
  2. Be grateful for what you have. 
  3. Don’t do anything that resembles the disbelievers, or will lead them to take your actions as legislation to attack the Da«n. In short, the principle of Sadd-Adh-Dhara ‘i’.
  4. Whatever good you send forth for the Hereafter, you will find it there safe and appreciated by Allah.
  5. You shall never be able to please the Jews and the Christians unless you join them in their religion. 
  6. The relationship between Allah and the Prophet ï·º was immensely enviable. 
  7. á¹¢abr (Patience) has great virtue: Allah showers the patient with mercy and guidance.
  8. Eat ḥala l
  9. Constantly ponder over the creation of Allah and His blessings, and remember Him. 
  10. There are constant severe warnings for disbelief in the Qur’a n.  
  11.  The status of Shuhada is indeed great. 
  12. Will should be made.  
  13. The aim of fasting is to create taqwa in the hearts of the believers.  
  14. Regularly make the following du‘a , especially at the time of Ḥajj
  15.  Ø±ÙŽØ¨Ù‘َنَآ ءَات٠نَا Ù Ù Ù‰ ٱلدّ٠نۡيَا حَسَنَةً۬ ÙˆÙŽÙ Ù Ù‰ ٱلۡأَخ٠رَة٠حَسَنَةً۬ وَق٠نَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّار٠ 
  16. Enter into Isla m in its totality; don’t pick and choose from the Da«n.  
  17. Allah is ever ready to accept the du‘a s of His servants.  
  18. There are times when we say we are ready to do a certain thing but when that becomes binding on us, we back out. This is reprehensible behavior.
  19. The Help of Allah will come, albeit sometimes belatedly.  
  20. Allah does as He wishes; He is not accountable for His actions.  
  21. Spending: the do’s, don’ts, and virtues.
  22. Refrain from asking people for your needs; remain independent from the people, as special praise has been reserved for those who do, despite being in need.
  23. Stay away from interest, as Allah declares war on those who deal in interest. 
  24. Loans should be written down and dealt with properly.  
  25. Allah does not make obligatory upon us those things which we are incapable of carrying out. 

Recitation Benefits of Surah Fatiha: 

  1. There are count less benefits of this Surah  we are sharing few most powerful wazaif.
  2. Recite Surah Fatiha 40 times and blow on the patient who is suffering from high fever, and also blow on water and make him drink it, In sha Allah fever will go away.
  3. Recite Surah Fatiha 41 times with complete Bismillah every time between farz and sunnah of Fajar salat and blow on the patient who has any serious disease, and also blow on water and make him/her drink it, Insha’ALLAH, Patient will get Shifa. 
  4. Recite Surat Fatiha 7 times while holding head of the patient who have headache For headache, and repeat the verse no 4 (iyak anaubdu wa iyak anastaeen) thrice, every time and then blow. Insha’ALLAH, Patient will get Shifa.
  5. Another benefits of Surah Fatiha Recitation on first night of new moon with Bismillah every time, 30 times, it will avoid all the evils for the whole month, total Protection.
  6. Recite Surah Fatiha 100 times with Bismillah every time to fulfill any Hajat or wish.
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration:( Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem )
1. In the Name [2] of Allah, the Most Affectionate, the Merciful [3]
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Topic Discussed: Most Affectionate, Most Merciful   | Merciful(Word)   | Allah(Word)   |

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Transliteration:( Alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen )
2. All praise be unto Allah [4], Lord of all the worlds [5].
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Topic Discussed: The Lord of all the worlds   | World   | All praise is to Allah   | Rab(Word)   |

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration:( Ar-Rahmaanir-Raheem )
3. The Most Affectionate, the Merciful.
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Topic Discussed: Most Affectionate, Most Merciful   | Merciful(Word)   |

مَٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Transliteration:( Maaliki Yawmid-Deen )
4. Master of the Day of Requital.
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Topic Discussed: The Master of the Day of Recompense   |

إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ

Transliteration:( Iyyaaka na'budu wa lyyaaka nasta'een )
5. We worship [6] You alone, and beg You alone for help [7].
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Topic Discussed: You alone do we worship, and You alone do we turn for help   | Worship(Word)   |

ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ

Transliteration:( Ihdinas-Siraatal-Mustaqeem )
6. Guide us on the Straight Path [8]
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Topic Discussed: Ask for guidance   | Straight Path(صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ)   |

صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

Transliteration:( Siraatal-lazeena an'amta 'alaihim ghayril-maghdoobi 'alaihim wa lad-daaalleen )
7. The path of those whom You have favored. Not those who have earned Your anger [9] and nor of those who have gone astray.
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Topic Discussed: Astray(Word)   | Ask for guidance   | Guide us on the path you have favoured and not the astray ones   |

Surah Al-Fatihah English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah Al-Fatihah you can read the translation of Ahmad Raza Khan who was a renowned scholar of the Islamic world and his translation book is known as Kanzul Imaan. You can read the transliteration of Surah Al-Fatihah which will help you to understand how to read the Arabic text. Apart from that, we have included a Word-By-Word English Translation of the Arabic text of Surah Al-Fatihah.

Surah Al-Fatihah English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah Al-Fatihah we have included two Tafseer (Commentary) in English. The first one is from Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan who was a well-known scholar. In this tafsir, we have also included the most popular Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is the most comprehensive tafsir available in the world. You can read both or any one of your choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 7 verses / Ayat in Surah Al-Fatihah

Surah Al-Fatihah was revealed in Makkah

Surah Al-Fatihah can be found in Juz or Para 1

There are 1 Ruku in Surah Al-Fatihah

Surah number of Surah Al-Fatihah is 1

The meaning of Surah Al-Fatihah is The Opening, the Opening of the Divine Writ, The Essence of the Divine Writ, The Surah of Praise, The Foundation of the Qur'an, and The Seven Oft-Repeated

You can find English Translation, Transliteration and Tafseer/Tafsir of Surah Al-Fatihah here at quran4ever.com. Here two tafseer are currently.One is Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and another one is Tafsir-e-Naeemi.

Dear bothers and sisters as a Sunni Muslim we cannot say any Translation and Tafseer was as long it conforms with the 4 school of thoughts. But here at quran4ever.com, we have included Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is most comprehensive tafsir. Apart from that we have also included tafsir of Mufti Ahmad Yaar khan, Tafsir-e-Naeemi of Surah Al-Fatihah.

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