Surah Al-Fatiḥa (The Opener) is the 1. surah in Quran.Al-Fatiḥa surah is listed as the 5. by revelation order.
The meaning of surah Al-Fatiḥa is The Opener. In total this surah is consist of 7 auahs. You can read Al-Fatiḥa by
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Surah Fatiha is called “the opening/the opener” for being the first Surah of the Qur’an. It is regarded by most to be an early Meccan surah. Al-Fatiha is also known by several other names, such as Al-Hamd (The Praise), As-Salah (The Prayer), Umm al-Kitab (Mother of the Book). The word itself comes from the root f-t-ḥ (ف ت ح), which means "to open, explain, disclose, conquer".
The contents of this Surah itself are about the nature of Allah in the first four verses. It begins with the bismillah, claiming his merciful nature, then recognizes and praises His disposition as being the Lord of the worlds, and the king of the day of judgment. The middle part of the Surah deals with our relationship to the creator, it is he we worship. We put our complete trust in Him, and we ask for his help alone. In the last two verses, it asks for guidance, if Allah is to bestow his favours on us nothing can befall us, we can’t be led astray.