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Surahs 1

Al-Fatihah

The Opener · Makki · 7 ayahs

Translation by Sahih International

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  1. 1

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    Bismil lahir Raḥmaanir Ra-ḥeem

    In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

    Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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  2. 2

    ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    Al-Ḥamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ʻAalameen;

    [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -

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  3. 3

    ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    ʹAr-Raḥmaanir Raḥeem;

    The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

    Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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  4. 4

    مَـٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    Maaliki Yawmid Deen!

    Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

    Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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  5. 5

    إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

    ʹIyyaaka naʻbudu wa-ʹiyyaaka nastaʻeen.

    It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

    Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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  6. 6

    ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

    ʹIhdinaṣ Ṣiraaṭal Mustaq̣eem.

    Guide us to the straight path -

    Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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  7. 7

    صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

    Ṣiraaṭal laẓeena ʹanʻamta ʻalayhim G̣ayril mag̣ḍoobi ʻalayhim wa-laḍ ḍaaalleen.

    The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

    Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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