Virtures of Surah Fathiha

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Virtues of Surah Fathiha 

Surah fathiha is one of the greatest Surahs in the Quran. it has been narrated by Abu Said bin AL-Mualla (رضى الله عنه): while I was praying in the Masjid, Allah's messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم)  called me, but I did not respond to him. Later I said : "O Allah's messenger , I was praying." He said:" Didn't Allah say: Answer Allah ( by obeying Him) and His messenger when he (صلى الله عليه وسلم) calls you."[V:8:24] He then said to me: " I will teach you a Surah which is the greatest Surah in the Quran , before you leave the Masjid." Then he got hold of my hand, and when he intended to leave the Masjid, I said to him:" O Rasoolullah, Didn't you say to me, "I will teach you a Surah which is the greatest Surah in the Quran?" He said :" ALhamdulillahi rabbil aalameen, Surah Fathiha which is As_Sab Al-Mathani.( The seven repeatedly recited verses).
                                             SAHIH BUKHARI

                                                                                                                                         

Surah Fathiha is recited in each rakah of every Salah, so it is very important for us to understand the meaning of this Surah. Infact this Surah was so special, that it was revealed to the Messenger of Allah through a special angel. It comes in a hadith in bukhari;

Once while Jibreel (AS) was seated with Rasoolullah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim), he suddenly heard from above, a sound of (something) cracking. He lifted his head and said: “This is an angel descending to the earth and never (before this did he descend but this day.” This angel greeted and said: “Be pleased with two (sources of) noor (light) which no other Nabi before you had been given: Fatihatul Kitab(surah fathihah) and the Khawateem (Closing Two Verses) of Surah Baqarah; you will not recite even one letter of these without being given a reward for it.


Introduction
This Surah is named Al-Fathiha, meaning THE OPENING CHAPTER,because it is the first surah in the Quran , in it is a brief introduction to the rest of the Quran. IT has many other names , two of which are,
                 1) shifa - cure                             

                 2) ummul kitab- mother of the book

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