The Holy Quran

The Holy Quran is divided into 30 parts, each single is c eached Seepara. It has 114 sections or chapters which are called Surahs. Each Chapter of unequal length, consists of individual Ayat or verses. These verses are not decided by human beings, and dictated by God. there are in total 6,666 verses in the Holy Quran. Surah al Baqarah (Ch.2 ) is the longest Chapter comprising 287 verses term Surah al Kauthar( Ch. 108) is the shortest with only four verses including the tasmia. Out of the 114 Surahs, 85 Surahs were revealed in Mecca while 29 Surahs were revealed in Madinah.?Introduction of Surah Al FatihaSurah al-Fatiha is the first chapter of the Quran. The word Fatiha comes from the verb Fataha which instrument to open. Al is a defined article and Fatiha means the opening Surah.It consists of 7 verses, 29 words and 139 letters. It belongs to Juz? 1.There are various names of Surah Al Fatiha such as Umm al-Quran, the Mother of the Quran, and Umm al-Kitab, the Mother of the Book because the inwardness of the entire Quran is summarised therein.It is also named SabulMathani, (the vii Often Repeated Verses), Al-Hamd, (the Praise), Al-Shifa (The Cure) and ArRuqya, the Spiritual Cure. Its employment is a condition for the effectiveness of the prayer.It is mecci surah and It was initially the 5th chapter to be disclosed but after Furqan e Hameed was assembled together, it was post at the beginning. Al-Fatiha itself means The Opening as this chapter comes right at the start of the Holy Book and serves as a Gateway to read Quran Majeed further. root of SurahThe Surah is prayer to Almighty Allah for guidance from bad kit and boodle and to acquire us to the straight path, the path of authentic and true muslims which only Allah hobo grant us. Allah is the close magnificent and bountiful He alone should be asked for second and He has bestowed countless favours on His creation. He is supreme justice and everybody will bind to resolving Him of their every go od or bad deed on the sidereal day of Judgment. Supplication is the core to worship and The Holy Quran encourages the believers for petitioning.And your Lord said, Invoke me, I will respond to your supplications. Allah always protect His creation from going on the path of evils.?Virtues of Surah Al Fatiha It is a Pillar of SalahThis Surah is very important because without its recitation of prayers become invalid. The greatness of this Surah is described in the pursuit HadithDo you want me to teach you a Surah the like of which has not been revealed in the Torah, the Injeel, the Zabur, nor the Quran?, and also asked what He recited in His prayers. He replied Umm-ul-Quran (Surah Fatiha) the Prophet (PBUH) proclaimed, By Him in Whose dominion my soul is, nothing like it has been revealed in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, or the Quran and it is seven of the oft-repeated verses in the Mighty Quran which I have been accustomed. (Tirmidhi) It is Cure of diseases and cure for HeartYo u (Oh Allah) we worship and from you do we seek stand by. (Ibn Qayim). Hazrat Abu Saeed al-Khudri narratesWhile on a jaunt we halted at a place.A girl came to us and said The principal of this tribe has been stung by a scorpion and our men are not pre move, is there anybody amongst you who can recite something upon him to treat him? Then, one of our men went along with her although we did not think that he knew any such treatment. However, our friend went to the chief and recited something upon him and the chief was cured. Thereupon, the chief gave him thirty sheep and gave us all milk to drink.When he returned, we asked our friend Did you know anything to recite upon him to cure him? He said No, I only recited Umm al-Kitab (i.e. Surah al-Fatiha) upon him. We said that do not do anything until we reach Madinah and ask the Prophet regarding this (practice and rewardwhether the sheep were lawful or not for us).Upon reaching Madinah, we narrated this to the Prophet (PBUH), whereupon he remarked How did he come to know that Al-Fatiha can be used as a cure? (PBUH) Distribute your reward amongst yourselves and a lot a share for me as well. (Sahih Bukhari). Light sent from heavenAn Angel addressed the Prophet (SAW) saying,Rejoice in two lights brought to you which have not been brought to any prophet before you, Al-Fatiha and the last verses of Al- Baqarah.Ibn Abbas narratedWhile Jibril was with the courier of Allah, he heard a noise from above. Jibril lifted his sight to the sky and said This is a door in the Heavens being open up, and it has never been opened before now. An Angel descended from that door and came to the Prophet and said Receive the glad tidings of two lights that you have been given, which no other Prophet before you was given the Opening of the Book (Al Fatiha) and the last verses of al-Baqarah. You will not read a letter of them except that you will gain its benefit. (Sahih Muslim).B. Tafseer of Surah Al Fatiha The Verses of the Surah areIn T he pass water of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful.(All) extolment is (only) Allahs, the Lord of the Worlds.The Beneficent, The Merciful.Master of the Day of Judgement.Thee (alone) do we worship and of Thee (only) do we seek help.Guide us (O Lord) on the Straight Path.The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed Thy bounties, not (the path) of those inflicted with Thy wrath, nor (of those) gone astray.In The Name Of ALLAHThe first ayah of Surah Fatiha is In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Most Merciful. (Al-Fatiha 1) This phrase is known as the bismillah. It is good to recite it before doing any action. The intend of letter BaaThe Baa in the Arabic language can have three different implicationsWith With / In the name of AllahSeeking help Seeking help of the name of AllahSeeking blessing Seeking blessing with the name of AllahThe meaning of Al Rehman and Al RaheemBoth these names are derived from the same root letters raa, haa, meem which means to have mercy. They a re thus similar in meaning and both are connected to Allahs (SWT) Mercy.The fact that Allah (SWT) mentions two of His Names which have to do with Mercy, kinda than Might and Power or so on, shows just how important this Attribute is. The difference between al-Rahman and al-Raheem is that al-Rahman refers to Allahs (SWT) Mercy to all of creation. It is His Mercy which is extended to both believers and disbelievers animals, and everything that exists.He says in the Quran My Mercy encompasses all things. (Al-Araf 156) Al-Rahman therefore indicates the extreme vastness of Allahs (SWT) Mercy. It is mentioned in a hadith that Allah (SWT) divided Mercy into 100 parts and sent follow up only one part to this dunya. It is from this one part of His Mercy that animals show mercy to their offspring (Sahih Muslim).Al-Raheem refers to Allahs (SWT) Mercy which is specific for the believers.He says in the Quran And He is extensive of Mercy to the Believers. (al-Ahzab 43) al-Raheem therefore indi cates the doing of an action.All praise is due to ALLAHThe second ayah is All praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. (Al-Fatiha 2) The Meaning of Hamd and the Difference between Hamd and Shukr Hamd means praise and also thankfulness. The scholars differed as to the relation between the words hamd and shukr. Some said that they both have the same meaning.So, the meaning of hamd, in their view, is the same as shukr (thankfulness, gratitude). Hamd is something which mustiness be done with love and reverence, but shukr does not need this. Shukr is done in response to a favour which is done to a person but hamd is done simply because the one being praised and thanked is worthy of that.The meaning of RabbRabb is usually translated as Lord but it is much more encompassing than that. It also includes the meaning of Nurturer, Sustainer, Cherisher and so on.The Rabb is the creator, king, master and the one who controls everything. It comes from the root letters raa, baa, baa which means to have mastery and control over something.The Beneficent and Most MercifulThe comment of these two names has already been given.Why then is it repeated? This is to once again emphasis the importance of the quality of mercy. Also, when something is repeated in the Quran, then you should tactile sensation at the ayah before it and after it, to see how they are related. In this case, the previous ayah mentioned that Allah (SWT) is the Rabb of all the worlds. So, His repeating the words, al-Rahman al-Raheem after that, shows us that His being the Rabb His taking of and sustaining and providing for us is all part of His Mercy towards us.Master of Day of JudgementGod is the Lord of the Day when all generations of mankind gather together on order to bring back an account of their conduct, and when each person will be finally rewarded or punished for his deeds. The description of God as Lord of the Day of Judgement following the mention of his benevolence and compassion indicate s that we ought to remember another aspect of God as well-namely, that He will judge us all, that He is so perfectly powerful, that on the Day of Judgement no one will have the power either to resist the enforcement of punishments that He decrees or to prevent anyone from receiving the rewards that He decides to confer.Hence, we ought not only to love Him for nourishing and sustaining us and for His compassion and mercy towards us, but should also hold Him in awe because of His justice, and should not forget that our ultimate rejoicing or misery rests completely with Him.Guides us on the Straight pathThis ayah is a dua which we make to Allah (SWT).We ask Him to show us the Straight Path and to guide us on it, so that we will get His Guidance which draws us closer and nearer to Him. We need to struggle towards Allah (SWT) by doing good deeds and by staying away from all bad deeds which will distance us from Him.The meaning of Siraat and mustaqeemSiraat is a road or path.The conditi ons are that it must be straight. It must reach the goal and it must be the shortest route to get there. It must also be wide and spacious enough for everyone who wants to travel it.Mustaqeem is derived from istaqaama, which means to be straight, upright, correct. We already said that for a road to be a sirat it must be straight, so this adjective of mustaqeem again emphasis the straightness of this Path.Another meaning of mustaqeem is to remain firm or to stand firm without tilting. For example, a tree that is firmly grounded when the wind blows it is not affected by it. So, the Straight Path is a path on which wad are firmly grounded.The Path of ThoseThe path of those you have blessed, not of those with anger on them, nor of those who are astray. (Al-Fatiha 7) Who are the people who have been blessed by Allah (SWT) and whose Path we ask to guide to?This is explained by Allah (SWT) in another ayah where He says Whosoever obeys Allah, and the Messenger, they are with those whom All ah has favored, the Prophets, the sincere, the martyrs and the righteous, and these are the best company. (Al-Nisa 69) So, the favored and blessed people are the Prophets, the righteous, the martyrs and the pious. And who are the people with anger on them and those who are astray?This is explained by the Prophet. Adi ibn Hatim (RA) asked him to the highest degree those with anger on them and he replied that it refers to the Jews. He then asked him about those who are astray and he replied that it refers to the Christians. This is reported by al-Tirmidhi and is authentic.C. Impact of Surah Al-Fatiha on the life of a Muslim as servant of Allah.We start all our deeds with the name of Allah Almighty. Since he is the most merciful and beneficent.We should ask Allah Almighty for his mercy and benefits.So a believer becomes solely dependent of Allah Almighty and does not seek help or refuge from anybody else.We should praise Allah Almighty for he is our creator and of the universe. So a b eliever praises Allah Almighty since he is the creator of everything.Since Allah Almighty is the master of the Day of Judgment so a believer asks Allah Almighty for forgiveness.A Believer asks Allah Almighty to put him on the path of pious people and help be among the ones who were rewarded and not the ones who went astray.