Revealed in Makkah
The Meaning of Al-Fatehah and its Various Names This Surah is called - Al-Fatihah, that is, the Opener of the Book, the Surah with which prayers are begun. - It is also called, Umm Al-Kitab (the Mother of the Book), according to the majority of the scholars. In an authentic Hadith recorded by At-Tirmidhi, who graded it Sahih, Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
Ů? ŮŽ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ Ů’ Ů? ا‏ ‍ب ŮˆŮŽŘ§â€Ź Ů? ŮŽ Ů? Ů’ ‍ن ŮŽŮˆŮ?ŘŁ Ů… ا‏ Ů? Ů’ Ů? Ů’ ‍ Ů?ŘŁ Ů… ا‏ ŮŽ Ů? ŮŽ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ب ا‏ ŮŽ ‍" Ů’ Ů?! Ů? َع‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ا‏ #Ů? Ů?$ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ن ا‏ Ů? Ů’ Ů? Ů’ â€ŤŮˆŮŽŘ§â€Ź Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil-`Alamin is the Mother of the Qur'an, the Mother of the Book, and the seven repeated Ayat of the Glorious Qur'an. It is also called Al-Hamd and As-Salah, because the Prophet said that his Lord said,
ŘŒŮ? Ů’ ŮŽ Ů’ Ů? ‍ Ů’ Ů?ي‏ ŮŽ ŮŽ Ů’ ŮŽ ‍ ŮŽ ŮŽŘŠ ŮŽ Ů’ Ů? ŮŽŮˆâ€Ź ‍ ا‏ Ů? Ů’ ŮŽ ŮŽ ‍ Ů’ Ů?ي‏ ŮŽ Ů?
ŮŽ Ů? ‍ﺥ‏ ŮŽ :$ Ů? ‍ ŮŽ ŮŽŮ„ Ř§â€ŹŘŒŮŽ Ů? ŮŽ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ب ا‏ % ‍ َع‏$Ů?‍) Ů’ Ů? د‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ا‏: Ů? Ů’ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍َ"Ů?!ذَا ŮŽ ŮŽŮ„ ا‏