How many Ayat does Al-Fatihah contain
There is no disagreement over the view that Al-Fat ihah contains seven Ayat . According to the
majority of the reciters of Al-Kufah, a group of the Companions, the Tabi` in, and a number of
scholars f rom the successive generat ions, the Bismillah is a separate Ayah in its beginning. We
will ment ion this subj ect again soon, if Allah wills, and in Him we t rust .
The Number of Words and Letters in Al-Fatihah
The scholars say that Al-Fat ihah consists of twenty-f ive words, and that it contains one hundred
and thirteen let ters
The Reason it is called Umm Al-Kitab
In the beginning of the Book of Tafsir, in his Sahih, Al-Bukhari said; "It is called Umm Al-Kitab,
because the Qur'an starts with it and because the prayer is started by recit ing it . '' It was also
said that it is called Umm Al-Kitab, because it contains the meanings of the ent ire Qur'an. Ibn
Jarir said, "The Arabs call every comprehensive mat ter that contains several specif ic areas an
Umm. For instance, they call the skin that surrounds the brain, Umm Ar-Ra's. They also call the
f lag that gathers the ranks of the army an Umm. '' He also said, "Makkah was called Umm Al-
Qura, (the Mother of the Villages) because it is the grandest and the leader of all villages. It
was also said that the earth was made start ing f rom Makkah. ''
Further, Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah narrated about Umm Al-Qur'an that the
Prophet said,
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(It is Umm Al-Qur'an, the seven repeated (verses) and the Glorious Qur'an. )
Also, Abu Ja` far, Muhammad bin Jarir At -Tabari recorded Abu Hurayrah saying that the
Messenger of Allah said about Al-Fat ihah,
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«
(It is Umm Al-Qur'an, Al-Fat ihah of the Book (the Opener of the Qur'an) and the seven repeated
There is no disagreement over the view that Al-Fat ihah contains seven Ayat . According to the
majority of the reciters of Al-Kufah, a group of the Companions, the Tabi` in, and a number of
scholars f rom the successive generat ions, the Bismillah is a separate Ayah in its beginning. We
will ment ion this subj ect again soon, if Allah wills, and in Him we t rust .
The Number of Words and Letters in Al-Fatihah
The scholars say that Al-Fat ihah consists of twenty-f ive words, and that it contains one hundred
and thirteen let ters
The Reason it is called Umm Al-Kitab
In the beginning of the Book of Tafsir, in his Sahih, Al-Bukhari said; "It is called Umm Al-Kitab,
because the Qur'an starts with it and because the prayer is started by recit ing it . '' It was also
said that it is called Umm Al-Kitab, because it contains the meanings of the ent ire Qur'an. Ibn
Jarir said, "The Arabs call every comprehensive mat ter that contains several specif ic areas an
Umm. For instance, they call the skin that surrounds the brain, Umm Ar-Ra's. They also call the
f lag that gathers the ranks of the army an Umm. '' He also said, "Makkah was called Umm Al-
Qura, (the Mother of the Villages) because it is the grandest and the leader of all villages. It
was also said that the earth was made start ing f rom Makkah. ''
Further, Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah narrated about Umm Al-Qur'an that the
Prophet said,
»
«
(It is Umm Al-Qur'an, the seven repeated (verses) and the Glorious Qur'an. )
Also, Abu Ja` far, Muhammad bin Jarir At -Tabari recorded Abu Hurayrah saying that the
Messenger of Allah said about Al-Fat ihah,
»
«
(It is Umm Al-Qur'an, Al-Fat ihah of the Book (the Opener of the Qur'an) and the seven repeated
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