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2. SURAH AL-FATIHAH (Verses 1-3)
In the first row of the table below, Arabic text is given. The second row contains word-for-word
translation. This is followed by the explantion of the words in the third row, and the fourth row has
plain translation of the Arabic text. Recite the complete Arabic text first, then read each word along
with its translation, and at the end read the tranlation of the complete text.
Whenever we recite the Qur’an, first we should recite the following:
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ِﻢﻴِﺟ�ﺮﻟا
the outcast.
Do you think Shaitan is close to Allah’s
mercy? He is rejected; outcast;
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ِنﺎ َ ﻄْﻴ � ﺸﻟا َﻦِﻣ
from Satan,
from : ْﻦِﻣ
More than 3000 times in
the Qur’an
2702
ِﷲﺎِﺑ
in Allah
thrown away from Allah’s mercy. Allah In
Translation: I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast.
ﷲا
ِب
ُ ذ� ُ ﻋ َ أ
I seek refuge
Safety first;
‘Buckle up’;
Get protection.
� First feel the insecurity caused by the attacks of Shaitan. He constantly whispers and
instigates us to disobey Allah.
� Feel happy and have hope as well as fear when Allah is mentioned.
� Allah is high up in the sky but He is very close to us. He even knows what we think.
� Feel the presence of Shaitan and of the two angels who are always with us.
� We cannot hit Shaitan, nor kill him, nor convince him to become good. He will always try
to take us away from Allah. The only solution is to recite the above.
� Why is Rajeem mentioned? So that we always keep his status alive in our mind. This
Rajeem wants us to follow him and become like him.
Now let us start Surah Al-Fatihah.
١٨٢
٪﴾١٪﴿
ِﻢْﻴِﺣ�ﺮﻟا
the Most Merciful.
Words of this type show
continuity.
Beautiful ﻞﻴﻤﺟ
Good mannered ﻢﻳﺮﻛ
Continually Merciful ِﻢﻴِﺣ�ﺮﻟا
٥٧
ِﻦٰﻤْﺣ�ﺮﻟا
the Most Gracious,
Words of this type show intensity.
Extremely thirsty نﺎﺸﻄﻋ
Extremely angry نﺎﺒﻀﻏ
Extremely hungry نﺎﻋ�ﺟ
Intensely Merciful ﻦﻤﺣr
After completing 2 lessons,
you will learn 14 new words, which
occur 4511 times in the Qur’an.
ِﷲا
(of) Allah,
Our Creator’s Name is
ALLAH.
Other names such as
Raheem, Rabb are
attributes.
Translation: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Propagate Ask
Imagine
Feel
Plan Evaluate
٣٩
ِﻢ ْﺴِﺑ
In the name
ﻢْﺳِا
Name
� Allah’s name is full of blessings. Just by remembering him, He remembers us. When He
remembers us, we don’t have to worry about the results as long as we do our work.
� Imagine Allah’s favors, blessings, love, and kindness to you.
� Feel the continuous mercy of Allah on you, even when you sleep.
� Feel fully confident and hopeful when you say Bismillah at the start of anything; Feel that
the Intensely Merciful and Continuously Merciful is with you.
ِب
In