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Qur'anic Treasures hidden in Surah Faatihah (The Opening) (Holy Qur'an 1:1-7)
Surah Fatiha (The Opening) is the most important Surah of the Holy Qur'an and no Muslim prayer is complete without it according to the following hadith1 of the the Holy Prophet Muhammad:
'Ubada b. as-Samit reported God's messenger as saying, "He who does not recite Fatihat al-Kitab (Surah Faatihah) is not credited with having observed prayer."
English Translation
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,(1:1)
The Beneficent, the Merciful.(1:2)
Owner of the Day of Judgment.(1:3)
Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help. (1:4)
Show us the straight path,(1:5)
The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; (1:6)
Not (the path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray. (1:7)