Surah Al-Fatihah Long long ago it was the time around the year
of 610, when people of Mecca did not follow Allah (swt)'s law.
The house of Kaba was filled with 360 different idols.
From different countries people came to the Kabah to worship those idols.
So Allah (swt) chose Muhammed (pbuh) as the last and final prophet to guide the whole
world.
Surah Fatihah was the first complete Surah Allah (swt) gave to his final messenger.
The meaning of Fatihah is the opening.
So this is the opening of the Quran.
Surah Fatihah also the summarized the whole Quran.
So it also called the mother of the Quran.
This surah also has many other names.
Surah Fatiha is a very beautiful Dua or prayer.
If we want to understand the Quran or get benefit from the Quran we should read this
Dua or prayer to Allah (swt).
In this surah we are asking something to Allah (swt) and Allah (swt) gave the answer in the
whole Quran.
For example, in this surah we are asking Allah (swt) to show us the right path.
So Allah (swt) gave us the Quran so we can be on the right path.
Allah (swt) divided this surah into two parts.
The first part is for Allah (swt).
In this part we are admiring the power of Allah (swt).
And the last part is for us, where we are begging help from the one and only God Allah
(swt).
This is the best Surah than any other book Allah (swt) send for us from Adam (pbuh) to
Muhammed ( Pbuh) combined.
Even in the Quran, Surah Fatiha is the most powerful Surah.
One day Angel Jibril (pbuh) was with prophet Muhammed (pbuh).
They heard a loud noise from the sky and saw that one of the doors of the heaven was opened,
which was never opened before.
An angel came from that door to prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and gave him good news about two special
lights.
Allah (swt) gave those lights to Muhammed (pbuh) as a gift which no other prophet got
before.
One of those lights was surah Fatiha and other light was the last three sentences of Surah
Al Baqarah.
Once, a group of Sahaba were in a journey.
A female servant came to them and said that the leader of that area became very sick because
he was poisoned.
She was asking help from the sahabas.
One sahaba went to the leader and recited surah Fatihah.
With Allah (swt)'s blessing the leader's health improved.
The chief was so happy that he gave 30 sheeps and lots of milk to the sahabas.
That's why, in every prayer we have to read surah Fatiha.
Without this surah no prayer is accepted by Allah (swt).
In prayer when we read each sentence of surah Fatiha, Allah (swt) replies to us for each
sentence that we recite.
That's why in prayer we should read this surah very slowly.
Fun Fact: 1.
Surah Fatiha was the first complete surah of the Quran
2.
Surah Fatiha is the best Dua 3.
This is the Best surah from Adam (as) to Muhammad (as) combined
4.
This Surah is Special Light from heaven.
5.
Without this Surah, prayer is not accepted 6.
Allah (swt) replies for every sentence of this surah that
we recite