‫سُو َرةُ ْالفَاتِ َح ِة‬

ٌ‫َم ِّكيّة‬
Surah Al-Fatihah
Meccan

]‫اص ِد السُّو َر ِة‬ ِ َ‫‌‌[ ِم ْن َمق‬

.ُ‫ال ْال ُعبُو ِديَّ ِة لَهُ َوحْ َده‬
ِ ‫ق التَّ َوجُّ ِه هَّلِل ِ تَ َعالَى ِب َك َم‬
ُ ‫تَحْ قِي‬
[The purposes of the surah]
Achieving orientation to God Almighty through the perfection
of servitude is His alone.

]‫‌‌[التَّ ْف ِسي ُر‬

‫آن‬ِ ْ‫ َوتُ َس َّمى أُ َّم ْالقُر‬،‫ب هَّللا ِ ِبهَا‬ ِ ‫اح ِكتَا‬ِ َ‫ت سُو َرةَ ْالفَاتِ َح ِة اِل ْفتِت‬ ْ َ‫ُس ِّمي‬
‫ َوإِ َشا َر ٍة إِلَى‬،‫ َو ِعبَا َد ٍة‬،ِ ‫اِل ْشتِ َمالِهَا َعلَى َم ْوضُو َعاتِ ِه؛ ِم ْن تَ ْو ِحي ٍد هَّلِل‬
‫ َو ِه َي ال َّس ْب ُع‬،‫آن‬ ِ ْ‫ َو ِه َي أَ ْعظَ ُم سُو َر ٍة فِي ْالقُر‬،‫ك‬ َ ِ‫ص َو َغي ِْر َذل‬ٍ ‫ص‬ َ ِ‫ق‬
.‫ْال َمثَانِي‬
‌[Tafsir]
Surah Al-Fatihah is named because it is the opening of the Book
of God, and it is called Mother of Al-Quran because it contains
all subjects of the Qur'an; From the Oneness of God, worship,
and allusion to stories and other than that, and it is the greatest
surah in the Qur’an and it is the seven oft repeated.

ِ ْ‫ ِباس ِْم هَّللا ِ أَ ْب َدأُ قِ َرا َءةَ ْالقُر‬- ‌1

‫ ُم ْستَ ِعينًا بِ ِه تَ َعالَى ُمتَبَرِّ ًكا ِب ِذ ْك ِر‬،‫آن‬
:‫ َو ِه َي‬،‫ت ْالبَ ْس َملَةُ ثَاَل ثَةً ِم ْن أَ ْس َما ِء هَّللا ِ ْال ُح ْسنَى‬ ْ َ‫ض َّمن‬َ َ‫ َوقَ ْد ت‬.‫ا ْس ِم ِه‬
‫ َواَل‬،‫ َوهُ َو أَ َخصُّ أَ ْس َما ِء هَّللا ِ تَ َعالَى‬،‫ق‬ ٍّ ‫ ْال َم ْعبُو ُد ِب َح‬: ْ‫ "هَّللا ُ"؛ أَي‬- 1
‫ ُذو الرَّحْ َم ِة‬: ْ‫ "الرَّحْ َم ِن"؛ أَي‬- 2 ‌.ُ‫يُ َس َّمى ِب ِه َغ ْي ُرهُ ُس ْب َحانَه‬
‫ ُذو الرَّحْ َم ِة‬: ْ‫َّحي ُم"؛ أَي‬ ِ ‫ "الر‬- 3 ‌.‫ فَهُ َو الرَّحْ َم ُن ِب َذاتِ ِه‬.‫اس َع ِة‬ ِ ‫ْال َو‬
َ ُ‫ فَهُ َو يَرْ َح ُم ِب َرحْ َمتِ ِه َم ْن َشا َء ِم ْن َخ ْلقِ ِه َو ِم ْنهُ ْم ْال ُم ْؤ ِمن‬.‫اصلَ ِة‬
‫ون‬ ِ ‫ْال َو‬
.‫ِم ْن ِعبَا ِد ِه‬
1 - In the name of God, I begin to read the Qur’an, seeking the
help of the Almighty, being blessed by mentioning His name.
The Basmalah included three of God's good names, which are: 1
- “Allah”; means: the one who is truly worshiped, and it is the
most specific of the names of Allah, and no one else can be
called by Him, Glory be to Him. 2 – Ar-Rahman; means: the
One with vast mercy. He is the Most Merciful in Himself. 3 -
“Ar-Raheem”; means: the possessor of continual mercy. He has
mercy on whomever He wills of His creation, and among them
are the believers from His servants.
 ُ‫ت ْال َجاَل ِل َو ْال َك َما ُل ِه َي لَه‬
ِ ‫صفَا‬ ِ ‫اع ْال َم َحا ِم ِد ِم ْن‬
ِ ‫ َج ِمي ُع أَ ْن َو‬- 2
‫ َو‬.ُ‫ون َم ْن ِس َواهُ؛ إِ ْذ هُ َو َربُّ ُكلِّ َش ْي ٍء َو َخالِقُهُ َو ُم َدبَّ ُره‬ َ ‫َوحْ َدهُ ُد‬
‫ون" َج ْم ُع " َعالَ ٍم" َوهُ ْم ُكلُّ َما ِس َوى هَّللا ِ تَ َعالَى‬ َ ‫" ْال َعالَ ُم‬
2 - All kinds of praiseworthy attributes of majesty and perfection
belong to Him alone without anyone else. For, He is the Lord,
Creator, and Controller of all things. And “the worlds” are the
plural of “world,” and they are everything besides God
Almighty.

.‫ ثَنَا ٌء َعلَى هَّللا ِ تَ َعالَى بَ ْع َد َح ْم ِد ِه فِي اآْل يَ ِة السَّابِقَ ِة‬- 3

3 - Praise is to God Almighty after His praise in the previous
verse.

ُ ‫ َحي‬،‫ك ِل ُكلِّ َما فِي يَ ْو ِم ْالقِيَا َم ِة‬

‫ْث اَل‬ ُ ِ‫ تَ ْم ِجي ٌد هَّلِل ِ تَ َعالَى ِبأَنَّهُ ْال َمال‬- ‌4
.‫ب‬ ِ ‫ يَ ْو َم ْال َج َزا ِء َو ْال ِح َسا‬:"‫ين‬
ِ ‫ف "يَ ْو ُم ال ِّد‬ َ .‫س َش ْيئًا‬ ٍ ‫ك نَ ْفسٌ ِلنَ ْف‬ ُ ِ‫تَ ْمل‬
4 - Glory to God Almighty that He is the owner of everything on
the Day of Resurrection, when no person owns anything for
himself. So, The Day of Judgment means: The Day of
Recompense and Reckoning.
 ‫ك‬
َ ‫ك َم َع‬ ُ ‫ فَاَل نُ ْش ِر‬،‫اع ْال ِعبَا َد ِة َوالطَّا َع ِة‬
ِ ‫ك ِبأ َ ْن َو‬ َ ‫ك َوحْ َد‬ َ ُّ‫ نَ َخص‬- ‌5
‫ك ْال َخ ْي ُر‬َ ‫ فَبِيَ ِد‬،‫طلُبُ ْال َع ْو َن فِي ُكلِّ ُش ُؤونِنَا‬ ْ َ‫ك ن‬ َ ‫ك َوحْ َد‬ َ ‫ َو ِم ْن‬،‫ك‬
َ ‫َغ ْي َر‬
.‫اك‬ ٍ ‫ين ِس َو‬ َ ‫ َواَل ُم ِع‬،ُ‫ُكلُّه‬
5 – Only to You and You alone is the one to whom we worship
and abide by. So, we do not compare You with anyone else, and
from You alone we seek for help in all our affairs. All goodness
is in Your Hands, and there is no benefactor than You.

،‫ َوثَبِّ ْتنَا َعلَ ْي ِه‬،‫ َوا ْسلُ ْك ِبنَا فِي ِه‬،‫اط ْال ُم ْستَقِ ِيم‬
ِ ‫ ُدلَّنَا إِلَى الصِّ َر‬- ‌6
‫اض ُح الَّ ِذي اَل‬ ِ ‫ق ْال َو‬ ُ ‫ َو"الصِّ َراطُ ْال ُم ْستَقِي ُم" هُ َو الطَّ ِري‬.‫َو ِز ْدنَا هُ ًدى‬
َ - ‫ َوهُ َو اإْل ِ ْساَل ُم الَّ ِذي أَرْ َس َل هَّللا ُ بِ ِه ُم َح َّم ًدا‬،‫ا ْع ِو َجا َج فِي ِه‬
ُ ‫صلَّى هَّللا‬
.- ‫َعلَ ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم‬
6- Guide us to the straight path, direct us in it, make us firm on
it, and increase us in guidance. And “the straight path” is the
clear path that is not crooked, and it is Islam that God Almighty
has sent through Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬.

َ ‫ك بِ ِه َدايَتِ ِه ْم؛ َكالنَّبِي‬

‫ِّين‬ َ ‫ت َعلَ ْي ِه ْم ِم ْن ِعبَا ِد‬ َ ‫ين أَ ْن َع ْم‬
َ ‫ق الَّ ِذ‬
ُ ‫ط ِري‬ َ - ‌7
‫ َغ ْي َر‬،‫ك َرفِيقًا‬ َ ِ‫ين َو َحس َُن أُولَئ‬ َ ‫ين َوال ُّشهَ َدا ِء َوالصَّالِ ِح‬ َ ِ‫ص ِّديق‬ِّ ‫َوال‬
،‫ق َولَ ْم يَ ْتبِعُوهُ َك ْاليَهُو ِد‬ َّ ‫ين َع َرفُوا ْال َح‬ َ ‫ب َعلَ ْي ِه ْم الَّ ِذ‬ ِ ‫يق ْال َم ْغضُو‬ َ
ِ ‫ط ِر‬
‫يط ِه ْم‬ ِّ ‫ين َع ْن ْال َح‬
َ ‫ق الَّ ِذ‬
ِ ‫ين لَ ْم يَ ْهتَ ُدوا إِلَ ْي ِه لِتَ ْف ِر‬ َ ِّ‫يق الضَّال‬ ِ ‫ط ِر‬ َ ‫َو َغي ِْر‬
‫صا َرى‬ َ َّ‫ق َوااِل ْهتِ َدا ِء إِلَ ْي ِه َكالن‬ ِّ ‫ب ْال َح‬ِ َ‫فِي طَل‬
7 - The way of those upon whom You have blessed among Your
servants through your guidance; like the Prophets and the
truthful and the martyrs and the righteous and good people, they
are the ultimate companion, but not the way of those who are
hatred by, who knew the truth and did not follow it like certain
Jews, and not they way of those who are misguided from the
truth, who were not guided by it as they neglect to seek the truth
and be guided by it like certain Christians.

ِ ‫[ ِم ْن فَ َوائِ ِد اآْل يَا‬

]‫ت‬
‫• ا ْفتَتَ َح هَّللا ُ تَ َعالَى ِكتَابَهُ ِب ْالبَ ْس َملَ ِة؛ لِيُرْ ِش َد ِعبَا َدهُ أَ ْن يَ ْب َد ُؤوا أَ ْع َمالَهُ ْم‬
َ ‫َوأَ ْق َوالَهُ ْم بِهَا‬
.‫طلَبًا ِل َع ْونِ ِه َوتَ ْوفِيقِ ِه‬
ِ ‫ين فِي ال ُّد َعا ِء ْالبَ ْد ُء ِبتَ ْم ِجي ِد هَّللا‬
َ ‫ي ِعبَا ِد هَّللا ِ الصَّالِ ِح‬ ِ ‫• ِم ْن هَ ْد‬
ِ َ‫َوالثَّنَا ِء َعلَ ْي ِه ُس ْب َحانَهُ ثُ َّم لِيَ ْش َر ْع فِي الطَّل‬
.‫ب‬
‫صا َرى‬ ِّ ‫ب ْال َح‬
َ َّ‫ق َكالن‬ ِ َ‫ير فِي طَل‬ ِ ‫ص‬ ِ ‫ين ِم ْن التَّ ْق‬ َ ‫• تَحْ ِذي ُر ْال ُم ْسلِ ِم‬
ِ ‫ق الَّ ِذي َع َرفُوهُ َك ْاليَهُو ِد َو ْال َم ْغضُو‬
‫ب‬ ِّ ‫ أَ ْو َع َد ِم ْال َع َم ِل بِ ْال َح‬،‫ين‬ َ ِّ‫الضَّال‬
.‫َعلَ ْي ِه ْم‬
• ِ ‫ص ْال ِعبَا َد ِة هَّلِل‬
ِ ‫ون بِإِ ْخاَل‬ ِ ‫ت السُّو َرةُ َعلَى أَ َّن َك َما َل اإْل ِ ي َم‬
ُ ‫ان يَ ُك‬ ْ َّ‫َدل‬
َ ‫ب ْال َع ْو ِن ِم ْنهُ َوحْ َدهُ ُد‬
ُ‫ون ِس َواه‬ ِ َ‫تَ َعالَى َوطَل‬
[Some benefits of the verses]
• God Almighty opened his book with the Basmalah; To instruct
His servants to begin their actions and their speech with it in
order to seek His help and success.
• To guide the righteous servants of God in supplication, to
begin with glorifying God and praising Him, Glory be to Him,
and then start seeking.
• Warn the Muslims against negligence in seeking the truth, like
the misguided Christians, or their failure to act upon the right
like the punished Jews.
• The surah indicates that perfect faith is found in sincere
worship to God and asking for help only from Him and no one
else.