Umm ul-Quran/Kitab (Mother of the Quran/Book) : Abu Hurairah (R.A) narrated the Messenger ﷺ of Allah saying as:

Some of the secondary identities of Surah Fatiha are:ġ. This chapter of Furqan e Hameed has so many great implications accumulated in it that it is known by more than one or two names.

Although it consists of 7 Ayats only, but it still explains the Veneration of the Almighty in a very comprehensive fashion and also is a great means of supplication of asking Allah for keeping one on the right path. It also has the honor of being the very first Surah that is made known completely. Moreover, it also serves as the starting of Salah. 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. It was initially the 5 th chapter to be disclosed but after Furqan e Hameed was assembled together, it was put at the beginning. It is the Makki Surah of the Holy Quran, which means that it was discovered on the Apostle ﷺ of God while He was in Makkah, i.e. The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked anger or of those who are astray.

It is You we worship and You we ask for help. The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Al fatiha transliteration