Surah 1
الفاتحة Al-Fatihah · The Opening
- Verses
- 7
- Revealed
- Meccan
- Juz
- 1
- Rukus
- 1
- Revelation order
- 5
- Pages
- 1–1
About Surah Al-Fatihah
Surah Al-Fatihah (الفاتحة, “The Opening”) is chapter 1 of the Quran and contains 7 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 5th of the 114. It appears in juz 1, spans pages 1–1 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.
Text
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
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ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
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ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
The Beneficent, the Merciful.
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مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Master of the Day of Judgment,
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إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
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ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Show us the straight path,
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صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
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Common questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Fatihah?
Surah Al-Fatihah has 7 verses.
Is Surah Al-Fatihah Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Fatihah is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What number is Surah Al-Fatihah in the Quran?
It is chapter 1 of 114, and the 5th surah in the order of revelation.
Which juz is Surah Al-Fatihah in?
It appears in juz 1, on pages 1–1 of the standard mushaf.
How many pages is Surah Al-Fatihah?
It fits on a single page of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, page 1.
Which para is Surah Al-Fatihah in?
Para 1. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.
How many words and letters are in Surah Al-Fatihah?
29 words and 139 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah
How many rukus are in Surah Al-Fatihah?
One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para
How long does it take to recite Surah Al-Fatihah?
About 1 minute at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from 1 minute (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 1 minute (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed
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