Surat Al-Fatiha was the first complete Surah which was revealed to Muhammed (Allah's peace be upon him). Before this, only a few miscellaneous verses were revealed which form parts of `ALAQ, MUZ-ZAMMIL, MUD-DATH-THIR, etc.
This Surah is the prayer which is uttered by all Muslims every single day, in every repetition of prayer. Allah SWT referred to this in Ayat 15:87, "And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (verses) and the Grand Qur'an."
Recitation of Surat Al-Fatiha is supposed to bring relief to the sick person, if it is Allah's will.
Muhammed SAS Said: "If anyone observes prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Qur'an (i.e. Surat Al Fatiha), It is deficient [he said this three times] and not complete.
Muhammed SAS said: "Allah the Exalted had said: 'I have divided the prayer into two halves between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks.
When the servant says: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe, Allah the Most High says: My servant has praised Me.
And when he (the servant) says: The Most Compassionate, the Merciful, Allah the Most High says: My servant has lauded Me.
And when he (the servant) says: Master of the Day of judgment, He remarks: My servant has glorified Me. and sometimes He would say: My servant entrusted (his affairs) to Me.
And when he (the worshipper) says: Thee do we worship and of Thee do we ask help, He (Allah) says: This is between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks for.
Then, when he (the worshipper) says: Guide us to the straight path, the path of those to whom Thou hast been Gracious not of those who have incurred Thy displeasure, nor of those who have gone astray, He (Allah) says: This is for My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks for."
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/004.smt.html#004...
For a full introduction to Surat Al-Fatiha: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/maududi/mau1.html#S1
allah had to express this prayer to himself because he doesn't know what is at the end of the path since he has only one face but created time with three opposite directions past present and future where you can see only one at a time therefore this introduction is the mirror where he sees himself his only face but the past behind him still looking forward to the future all paths leading to the one goal of the self or the serpent biting its tail.
sabilillah 11 months ago
@sabilillah Allah SWT exists OUTSIDE of time and space. He created them, but He is not a part of them. He has full knowledge of the past, present and future.
He Knows what lies before them, and what lies after them..... Quran 2:255.
Let go of whatever pre-conceived notions you have and accept that Allah is the One and only All Powerful, All Knowing Being. Peace.
ReadSurahsnDuas 10 months ago 32